Environmental Management of River Basin Ecosystems

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Land Use Dynamics and Environmental Management of River Basins with Emphasis on Deltaic Ecosystems: Need for Integrated Study Based Development and Nourishment Programs and Institutionalizing the Management Strategies....Pages 1-20
Spatio-temporal Analysis of Rainfall Distribution and Variability in the Twentieth Century, Over the Cauvery Basin, South India....Pages 21-41
Selection of Suitable General Circulation Model Precipitation and Application of Bias Correction Methods: A Case Study from the Western Thailand....Pages 43-63
Hydrological Regime Responses to Climate Change for the 2020s and 2050s Periods in the Elbow River Watershed in Southern Alberta, Canada....Pages 65-89
Climate Effects on Recharge and Evolution of Natural Water Resources in middle-latitude Watersheds Under Arid Climate....Pages 91-109
Factors Influencing the Runoff Trend in a Medium Sized River Basin in the Western Ghats, India....Pages 111-125
Morphometric Analysis for Prioritization of Watersheds in the Mullayar River Basin, South India....Pages 127-136
Assessment of the Water Resource of the Yodo River Basin in Japan Using a Distributed Hydrological Model Coupled with WRF Model....Pages 137-160
Remote Sensing—A Fast And Reliable Tool to Map the Morphodynamics of the River Systems for Environmental Management....Pages 161-176
Spatio-temporal Analysis of Magnetic Mineral Content as a Tool to Understand the Morphodynamics and Evolutionary History of the Godavari Delta, India: Implications on the Environmental Management of Deltaic Coastal Zones....Pages 177-199
GIS Based Quantitative Geomorphic Analysis of Fluvial System and Implications on the Effectiveness of River Basin Environmental Management....Pages 201-225
Spatio-Temporal Variations of Erosion-Deposition in the Brahmaputra River, Majuli—Kaziranga Sector, Assam: Implications on Flood Management and Flow Mitigation....Pages 227-251
Mechanisms and Spatio-temporal Variations of Meandering and Erosion-Deposition Statistics of the Dhansiri River, Assam....Pages 253-282
Sand Mining, Channel Bar Dynamics and Sediment Textural Properties of the Kaveri River, South India: Implications on Flooding Hazard and Sustainability of the Natural Fluvial System....Pages 283-318
Hydro-Geomorphology and Hydrogeology of the Pennar River Basin, India: Implications on Basin Scale Surface and Ground Water Resource Management....Pages 319-328
Geochemical Perspectives on River Water of the Tropical Basins, Southwestern India....Pages 329-353
Hydrogeochemical Drivers and Processes Controlling Solute Chemistry of Two Mountain River Basins of Contrasting Climates in the Southern Western Ghats, India....Pages 355-396
Assessment of Water Availability in Chennai Basin under Present and Future Climate Scenarios....Pages 397-415
A Review on the Riverine Carbon Sources, Fluxes and Perturbations....Pages 417-428
GIS-Based Modified SINTACS Model for Assessing Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution in Vellore District (Part of Palar River Basin), Tamil Nadu, India....Pages 429-453
Natural and Anthropogenic Determinants of Freshwater Ecosystem Deterioration: An Environmental Forensic Study of the Langat River Basin, Malaysia....Pages 455-476
Phosphorous Fractionation in Surface Sediments of the Cauvery Delta Region, Southeast India....Pages 477-489
Water Pollution in the Vicinity of Stanley Reservoir by Point and Non-point Sources, Cauvery Basin, India....Pages 491-505
Environmental Integrity of the Tamiraparani River Basin, South India....Pages 507-523
Changes in Water Quality Characteristics and Pollutant Sources Along a Major River Basin in Canada....Pages 525-548
Assessment of Groundwater Quality in the Amaravathi River Basin, South India....Pages 549-573
Microbial Biodiversity of Selected Major River Basins of India....Pages 575-591
Application of Diatom-Based Indices for Monitoring Environmental Quality of Riverine Ecosystems: A Review....Pages 593-619
Ecohydrology of Lotic Systems in Uttara Kannada, Central Western Ghats, India....Pages 621-665
Relationships Among Subaquatic Environment and Leaf/Palinomorph Assemblages of the Quaternary Mogi-Guaçú River Alluvial Plain, SP, Brazil....Pages 667-705
Diatom Indices and Water Quality Index of the Cauvery River, India: Implications on the Suitability of Bio-Indicators for Environmental Impact Assessment....Pages 707-727
Species Diversity and Functional Assemblages of Bird Fauna along the Riverine Habitats of Tiruchirappalli, India....Pages 729-748
Ecologically Sound Mosquito Vector Control in River Basins....Pages 749-761