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The Illinois River Floodplain. Although the undisturbed Illinois River was relatively small in terms of flow (approximately equal to the Rock River, prior to the largescale diversion of Lake Michigan water down the Illinois starting in it has an unusually large floodplain for its size. Large river-floodplain ecosystems have always been rare, because not every large river has a large floodplain: the Columbia, the Colorado, and the St. Law rence are large North American rivers, in terms of water flow, but they are enclosed in narrow valleys or canyons, without large floodplains. The miles wide (2 to 7 miles) floodplain of the middle and lower Illinois River is a gift of much larger ancestral rivers (figure Intact large river-flood plain ecosystems are extremely rare, and are becoming rarer still, because the developed countries of the world have altered entire watersheds and channel ized and impounded virtually all their large rivers, and the developing coun tries are hurrying to catch up with them (sparks 1992; Sparks.
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Excerpt from Making Predictions That Change the Future, Forecasts and Alternative Visions for the Illinois River: Keynote Speech at the Third Biennial Governor's Conference on the Management of the Illinois River System
To summarize the answer to the question, Where are we are on a river that harbors an unusual number of species and belongs to an increasingly rare world class of large river-floodplain ecosystems. We are connected to the rest of the world: what we do in the Illinois Basin affects the Gulf of Mexico and the fate of species as far away as South America and the Sargasso Sea.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the many ways large river ecosystems, like the Illinois, have transformed and adapted over time, as well as the many connections they share with their surroundings. The author, an expert in the field, examines how these rivers sustain a plethora of plant and animal life, ranging from microscopic organisms to large fish, and how they contribute to the Earth's biodiversity. From flooding patterns to the array of plant life that flourishes along their banks, this book studies the intricate systems that characterize these river ecosystems and their impacts on the surrounding areas. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781333689421_0
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