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Introduction:
Outlines the purpose, intended audience, scope and framework of the handbook, and provides key definitions.

Part I lays the foundation for understanding the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of stream and riparian areas.  Describes the key functions of a stream corridor in terms of habitat, conduit or transport, filter or barrier, source and sink.  Discusses the interrelationships of scale to processes and functions: temporal, landscape, watershed, corridor, stream and reach.  Introduces stream corridor disturbances and their effects on the functioning and characteristics of the stream corridor.

Chapter 1 defines the stream corridor and discusses the importance of designing restoration actions in an appropriate spatial scale.  Also introduced are the five major functions occurring within the corridor.  The chapter concludes with sections that examine the stream corridor in lateral and longitudinal views.

Chapter 2 reviews three major natural processes which help build and maintain the structure and function of stream corridor ecosystems.  The chapter begins with the processes involved with the movement of water over and under the land surface. Next is a review of geomorphic processes.  The movement and deposition of sediment helps build many of the unique landforms found in the corridor.  A discussion about processes involving plants and animals completes this chapter.

Chapter 3 reviews the range of natural and human-induced disturbances that can stress the corridor ecosystem.  These impacts have the potential to alter the ecosystem structure and impair its ability to perform key ecological functions.  The main focus of this chapter is on land uses and the effects they have on a stream corridor.

Part 2 discusses the components of the planning process and specific steps, including project conception, implementation, evaluation, management, monitoring and adaptive management.

Chapter 4: Getting Organized, Identifying Problems and Opportunities

Chapter 4 introduces the first two steps of plan development.  The first portion of the chapter focuses on the basics of getting organized and presents the first steps that should be undertaken to initiate the restoration process.  The remainder of the chapter centers on problem/opportunity identification and introduces the basics of stream corridor condition analysis and problem assessment at the landscape, watershed, corridor, stream and reach scales.

Chapter 5 discusses the basic elements of defining goals and objectives, selecting alternatives, and designing restoration measures.

Chapter 6 concentrated on the final stages of restoration plan development.  It presents the basics of restoration implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and management within a planning context.

Understanding gained in Parts 1 and 2 is applied in Part 3,  showing how condition analysis and design can lead to restoring stream corridor structure and function.

Chapter 7 focuses on methods for analyzing and measuring hydraulics, geomorphic, biological, physical and chemical conditions within a stream corridors.

Chapter 8: Restoration Design


Chapter 8 begins with large scale influences that design may bring to stream corridor ecosystems.  It offers design guidance primarily at the stream corridor and stream scales, and concludes with land use considerations.
 

 Chapter 9: Managing and Monitoring Stream Corridor Restoration

Chapter 9 focuses on technical issues and elements that restoration practioners should consider when installing, monitoring, and managing stream corridor restoration measures.

Appendices

Appendix A:  Techniques for Restoration

Appendix B:  US/Metric Conversions

References
Index
Acknowledgments

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