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The importance of long‐term data sets in science and river management

The importance of long‐term data sets in science and river management The importance of long-term data sets in science and river management NIGEL T.H. HOLMES* Independent Environmental Consultant, Warboys, Cambridgeshire, UK As threats to wildlife and ecosystems constantly increase, so too does the critical need to use available resources, such as water, more wisely, and to spend conservation money more effectively (Boon, 1992). Demand for long-term ecological information has never been greater if these needs are to be fulfilled. I have been fortunate to spend the whole of my professional life working on an environment I have been in love with ever since I can remember } rivers. Some rivers still appear to support near-natural characteristics, and flora and fauna to match, yet so many others are sad and sorry shadows of their former selves. We know through common sense and centuries of research (Darwin, 1859) that natural selection of species has occurred across the globe, and so too have dramatic changes occurred in the plant and animal communities of rivers in response to natural climate change. For example, rivers in the south-east of Britain have a much richer natural legacy of fish species because they were connected to the freshwater Rhine system less than 15 000 years ago http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Wiley

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Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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1052-7613
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The importance of long-term data sets in science and river management NIGEL T.H. HOLMES* Independent Environmental Consultant, Warboys, Cambridgeshire, UK As threats to wildlife and ecosystems constantly increase, so too does the critical need to use available resources, such as water, more wisely, and to spend conservation money more effectively (Boon, 1992). Demand for long-term ecological information has never been greater if these needs are to be fulfilled. I have been fortunate to spend the whole of my professional life working on an environment I have been in love with ever since I can remember } rivers. Some rivers still appear to support near-natural characteristics, and flora and fauna to match, yet so many others are sad and sorry shadows of their former selves. We know through common sense and centuries of research (Darwin, 1859) that natural selection of species has occurred across the globe, and so too have dramatic changes occurred in the plant and animal communities of rivers in response to natural climate change. For example, rivers in the south-east of Britain have a much richer natural legacy of fish species because they were connected to the freshwater Rhine system less than 15 000 years ago

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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems – Wiley

Published: Jun 1, 2006

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