Hydrological Impacts in and around Wetlands

The Wetlands Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 643-666

  Acreman, Michael C ^a   McCartney, Matthew P ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Catchment changes; Catchment water quality; Groundwater abstraction; Hydrological cycle alteration and wetland impact; Hydrological impacts in and around wetlands; Hydrological processes in catchment and land implication use; Mitigation strategies; River engineering projects and hydrological regime impact; Wetland degradation and reduced flow impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858223809     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444315813.ch28     Document Type: Chapter

References (110)

1. Abramovitz J.N. 1997. Valuing nature's services. In: State of the World. Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress towards a Sustainable Society, The World Watch Institute, Washington, DC, pp. 92-114.
2. Acreman M.C. 1996a. Environmental effects of hydroelectric power generation in Africa and the potential for artificial floods. Water and Environmental Management 10(6), 429-434.
3. Acreman M.C. 1996b. The IUCN Sahelian flood-plain initiative-networking to build capacity to manage Sahelian floodplain resources sustainably. International Journal of Water Resources Development 12(4), 429-436.
4. Acreman M.C. 1998. Principles of water management for people and the environment. In: de Shirbinin A. and Dompka V. (editors), Water and Population Dynamics. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, 321 pp.
5. Acreman M.C. 2000a. Guidelines for the Sustainable Management of Groundwater-Fed Catchments. Report to the European Union ENV4-CT 95-0186-Groundwater and River Resources Programme on a European Scale (GRAPES), Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford.
6. Acreman M.C. 2000b. Wetlands and Hydrology. Mediterranean Wetlands Programme Publication Number 10, Tour du Valat, France, p. 109.
7. Acreman M.C. 2002. Case Studies of Managed Flood Releases. Environmental Flow Assessment Part III. World Bank Water Resources and Environmental Management Best Practice Brief No. 8, World Bank, Washington, DC.
8. Acreman M.C. 2005. Guidelines for the Management of Groundwater to Maintain Wetland Ecological Character. Report to the International Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar). Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, 25 pp.
9. Acreman M.C. 2006. Review of the Restoration of Hydrological Functioning of Floodplain Wetlands in the Inner Niger Delta, Mali. Report to IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Mali. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, 27 pp.
10. Acreman M.C., Aldrick J., Binnie C., Black A.R., Cowx I., Dawson F.H., Dunbar M.J., Extence C., Hannaford J., Harby A. et al. 2009b. Environmental flows from dams; the Water Framework Directive. Engineering Sustainability 162, (ESI), 13-22.
11. Acreman M.C., Barbier E.B., Birley M., Campbell K., Farquharson F.A.K., Hodgson N., Lazenby J., McCartney M.P., Morton J., Smith D. et al. 2000. Managed Flood Releases-Issues and Guidance. Report to DFID and the World Commission on Dams. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford.
12. Acreman M.C., Blake J.R., Booker D.J., Harding R.J., Reynard N., Mountford J.O. and Stratford C.J. 2009a. A simple framework for evaluating regional wetland ecohydrological response to climate change with case studies from Great Britain. Ecohydrology 2, 1-17.
13. Acreman M.C., Booker D.J., Riddington R. 2003a. Hydrological impacts of floodplain restoration: a case study of the river Cherwell, UK. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 7(1), 75-86.
14. Acreman M.C., Dunbar M.J., Hannaford J., Wood P.J., Holmes N.J., Cowx I., Noble R., Mountford J.O., King J., Black A. et al. 2008. Developing environmental standards for abstractions from UK rivers to implement the Water Framework Directive. Hydrological Sciences Journal 53(6), 1105-1120.
15. Acreman M.C., Fisher J., Stratford C.J., Mould D.J. and Mountford J.O. 2006. Hydrological science and wetland restoration: case studies from Europe. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 11(1), 158-169.
16. Acreman M.C., Harding R.J., Lloyd C.R. and McNeil D.D. 2003b. Evaporation characteristics of wetlands; experience from a wet grassland and a reedbed using eddy correlation measurements. Hydrology and Earth System Science 7(1), 11-22.
17. Acreman M.C. and José P. 2000. Wetlands. In: Acreman M.C. (editor), Hydrology of the UK-A Study of Change. Routledge, London, pp. 204-224.
18. Acreman M.C., King J., Hirji R., Sarunday W. and Mutayoba W. 2005. Capacity building to undertake environmental flow assessments in Tanzania. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on River Basin Management, Morogorro, Tanzania, March 2005. Sokoine University, Morogorro.
19. Acreman M.C. and Lahmann E. 1995. Hydrological management and protected areas. PARKS. The International Journal for Protected Area Managers 5(2), 1-5.
20. Acreman M.C., Mackay H. and Cowan G. 2002. Guidelines for Allocation and Management of Water for Maintaining the Ecological Functions of Wetlands. Ramsar Convention Bureau, Gland, Switzerland.
21. Acreman M.C. and Miller F. 2007. Hydrological impact assessment of wetlands. In: Ragone S., Hernández-Mora N., de la Hera A., Bergkamp G. and J. McKay (editors). The Global Importance of Groundwater in the 21st Century: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Groundwater Sustainability. National Groundwater Association Press, Ohio, USA.
22. Agarwal A. and Chak A. (editors) 1991. Floods, Floodplains and Environmental Myths. Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, India.
23. Armstrong A.C., Rose S.C. and Miles D.R. 1996. Effects of Managing Water Levels to Maintain or Enhance Ecological Diversity Within Discrete Catchments. Report BD0205. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, London, pp. 116.
24. Barbier E., Adams W.M. and Kimmage K. 1991. Economic Valuation of Wetland Benefits: the Hadejia-Jama'are Floodplain, Nigeria. London Environmental Economics Centre Paper DP91-02. IIED, London.
25. Beaumont M.W., Butler P.J. and Taylor E.W. 2000. Exposure of brown trout, Salmo trutta to a sub-lethal concentration of copper in soft acidic water: effects upon muscular metabolism and membrane potential. Aquatic Toxicology 51, 259-272.
26. Bradford R.B. 1987. Worton Rectory Farm. Feasibility Study on the Likely Effects of Proposed Gravel Scheme on Yarnton and Pixey Mead SSSI. Part A. Report to Amey Roadstone Corporation, Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, 56 pp.
27. Breen C.M., Dent M.C. and Mander M. 1998. The Pongolo River Floodplain and its People: Past, Present and Future. Paper presented at the Salzberg Seminar, 12 February 1998.
28. Bromley J. 1996. EFEDA-2: Project Brochure. European Commission No. EV5V-CT93-0282. Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford.
29. Bruijnzeel L.A. 1990. Hydrology of Moist Tropical Forests and Effects of Conversion: A State of Knowledge Review. UNESCO, Paris.
30. Bruwer C., Poultney C. and Nyathi Z. 1996. Community-based hydrological management of the Phongolo floodplain. In: Acreman M.C. and Hollis G.E. (editors), Water Management and Wetlands in Sub-Saharan Africa. IUCN, Gland, pp. 199-211.
31. Bullock A. and McCartney M.P. 1996. Wetland and river flow interactions in Zimbabwe. In: Chevallier P. and Pouyraud B. (editors), L'Hydrologie Tropicale Géosceince et Outil pour le Développement. IAHS Publication 238, Wallingford, pp. 226-249.
32. Burkett V. and Kusler J. 2000. Climate change: potential impacts and interactions in wetlands of the United States. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 36(2), 313-320.
33. Calder I.R. 1992. Hydrologic effects of land use change. In: Maidment D.R. (editor), Handbook of Hydrology. McGraw-Hill, Columbus, pp. 174-191.
34. Calder I.R., Rosier P.T.W., Prasanna K.T. and Parameswarappa S. 1997. Eucalyptus water use greater than rainfall input-possible explanation from southern India. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 1(2), 249-256.
35. Critchley W.R.S. and Bruijnzeel L.A. 1996. Environ-mental Impacts of Converting Moist Tropical Forests to Agriculture and Plantations. UNESCO, Paris.
36. Csanyi B., Gulyas P., Nemeth J. and Kavron V. 2003 Ecological Characteristics of the Tisza River and its oxbows. Internal report for VITUKI, H-1095 Budapest, Kvassay Jenõ út 1, H-1453 Budapest, Hungary.
37. Davis T. 1994. The Ramsar Convention Manual: A Guide to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat. Ramsar Convention Bureau, Gland, Switzerland.
38. Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions 1999. Climate Change and Its Impacts. DETR, London.
39. Environment Agency 2000. Managing Water Abstraction: Towards a Shared Strategy. Environment Agency, Bristol.
40. Estrela T., Marcuello C. and Iglesias A. 1996. Water Resources Problems in Southern Europe-An Overview Report. European Topic Centre on Inland Waters, European Environment Agency, Copenhagen.
41. FAO/CIFOR 2005. Forests and Floods. Drowning in Fiction or Thriving on Facts? RAP Publication 2005/3 Forest Perspective 2. FAO, Bangkok.
42. Fariz G.H. and Hatough-Bouran A. 1996. Population dynamics in arid regions: the experience of the Azraq Oasis Conservation Project. In: de Sherbinin A. and Dompka V. (editors), Water and Population Dynamics: Case Studies and Policy Implications. AAAS, Washington, DC, pp. 105-135.
43. Finlayson C.M., Storrs M.J. and Lindner G. 1997. Degradation and rehabilitation of wetlands in the Alligator River Region of northern Australia. Wetlands and Ecological Management, 5(1), 19-36.
44. Foote A.L., Pandey S. and Krogman N.T. 1996. Process of wetland loss in India. Environmental Conservation 23(1), 45-54.
45. Freeman C., Lock M.A. and Reynolds B. 1993. Impacts of climatic change on peatland hydrochemistry. A laboratory-based experiment. Chemical Ecology 8(1), 49-59.
46. Friday L.E. 1997. Wicken Fen: The Making of a Wetland Nature Reserve. Harley Brooks, Colchester, UK, 306 pp.
47. Gash J.H.C., Nobre C.A., Roberts J.M. and Victoria R.L. (editors) 1996. Amazonian Deforestation and Climate. Wiley, Chichester.
48. Gilman K. 1994. Hydrology and Wetland Conservation. Wiley, Chichester, 101 pp.
49. Gilman K., Hudson J.A. and Crane S.B. 1998. Final Report on Hydrological Evaluation of Reed-Bed Re-Creation at Ham Wall, Somerset. LIFE Project 92-1/UK/026. Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford.
50. Goudie. 1977. Environmental Change. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
51. Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands Conservation Project and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies. 1993. Proceedings of the Workshop on the Management of the Water Resources of the Komadugu-Yobe Basin. Kuru, 1-2 April 1993. National Institute Press, Kuru, Nigeria.
52. Harding R.J., Hall R.L., Neal C., Rosier P.T.W. and Kinniburgh D.G. 1992. Hydrological Impacts of Broadleaf Woodlands: Implications for Water Use and Water Quality. Report 115/03/ST National Rivers Authority, Bristol.
53. Hollis G.E. 1992. The hydrological functions of wetlands and their management. In: Geralds P.A. (editor) Conservation and Management of Greek Wetlands IUCN, Gland, pp. 9-60.
54. Hollis G.E., Adams W.M. and Aminu-Kano M. 1993. The Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands: Environment, Economy and Sustainable Development of a Sahelian Floodplain Wetland. IUCN Gland, Switzerland.
55. Hough J. 1986. Management alternatives for increasing dry season baseflow in the miombo woodlands of southern Africa. Ambio 15, 341-346.
56. IPCC 2001a. In: McCarthy J.J., Canziani O.F., Leary N.A., Dokken D.J. and White K.S. (editors), Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1032 pp.
57. IPCC 2001b. In: McCarthy J.J., Canziani O.F., Leary N.A., Dokken D.J. and White K.S. (editors), Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability-Technical Summary. A Report of Working Group II to of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 73 pp.
58. IPCC 2007. Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. IPCC Secretariat, Geneva.
59. Kaimowitz D. 2001. Useful Myths and Intractable Truths: the Politics of the Link Between Forests and Water in Central America. Research Paper. Center for International Forest Research, San Jose, Costa Rica.
60. Kashaigili J.J., McCartney M.P., Mahoo H.F., Lankford B.A., Mbilinyi B.P. and Tumbo S.D. 2006. Hydrological Modelling of Wetlands for Environmental Management in the Usangu Plains, Tanzania Research Report. International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
61. Klötzi F. and Grootjans A.P. 2001. Restoration of natural and semi-natural wetland systems in central Europe: progress and predictability of developments. Restoration Ecology 9, 209-219.
62. Lambert J.M. and Jennings J.N. 1953. The origin of the Broads. The Geographical Journal 119, 91.
63. Lankford B., van Koppen B., Franks T. and Mahoo H. 2004. Entrenched views or insufficient science? Contested causes and solutions of water allocation; insights from the Great Ruaha River Basin, Tanzania. Agricultural Water Management 69, 135-153.
64. Lean J. and Warrilow D. 1989. Simulation of the regional impact of Amazon deforestation. Nature 342, 411-413.
65. Llamas M.R. 1988. Conflicts between wetland conservation and groundwater exploitation: two case histories in Spain. Environmental Geology and Water Science 11, 241-251.
66. Lock J.M., Friday L.E. and Bennett T.J. 1997. The management of the fen. In: Friday L.E. (editor), Wicken Fen: The Making of a Wetland Nature Reserve Harley Books, Colchester, pp. 213-254.
67. MacKay H., Davidson N., Acreman M., Rowlston W.S., Scodanibbio L. and Tharme R.E. 2009. Water and wetlands in the Ramsar Convention: encouraging river basin approaches for the conservation and wise use of wetlands. International Conference on Implementing Environmental Water Allocations, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, February 2009.
68. MacKenzie D. 1998. Doñana damned. New Scientist. 2 May 1998, 21-23.
69. Maltby E. (editor). 1994. An environmental and ecological study of the Marshlands of Mesopotamia. The Amar Appeal. London, pp. 224.
70. Maltby E., Holdgate M., Acreman M.C. and Weir A. (editors). 1999. Ecosystem Management; Questions for Science and Society. Sibthorp Trust, Virginia Water, Surry.
71. McCartney M.P. 2002. Freshwater ecosystem management: from theory to application. International Journal of Water 2(1), 1-16.
72. McCartney M.P. Acreman M.C. and Bergkamp G. 2000a. Freshwater environmental management and environmental security. In: IUCN. Vision for Water and Nature-A World Strategy for Conservation and Sustainable Management of Water Resources in the 21st Century. Gland, Switzerland, pp. 151-203.
73. McCartney M.P. and de la Hera A. 2004. Hydrological assessment for wetland conservation at Wicken Fen. Wetland Ecology and Management 12(3), 189-204.
74. McCartney M.P., Janganyi J. and Mkhize S. 2003b. Comprehensive options assessment: the Pongolo case study In: Proceedings of Workshop on Comprehensive Options Assessment: Dams and Their Alternatives. Dams and Development Project, Geneva, 22-24 September 2003, pp. 38-41.
75. McCartney M.P. and Neal C. 1999. Water flow pathways and the water balance within a headwater catchment containing a dambo: inferences drawn from hydro-chemical investigations. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 3(4), 581-591.
76. McCartney M.P., Stratford C., Neal C., Bradford R., Mills S. and Johnson M. 2003a. Seasonality and water quality trends in a maturing constructed wetland. Science of the Total Environment 314-316C, 211-232.
77. McCartney M.P., Sullivan C. and Acreman M. 2000b. Ecosystem Impacts of Large Dams. A Review Prepared for IUCN/UNEP/WCD, 80 pp.
78. McCartney M.P. and Van Koppen B. 2004. Wetland Contributions to Livelihoods in United Republic of Tanzania. FAO Netherlands Partnership Program: Sustainable Development and Management of Wetlands, 42 pp.
79. McFarlane M.J. and Whitlow R. 1990. Key factors affecting the initiation and production of gullying in dambos in parts of Zimbabwe and Malawi. Land Degradation and Rehabilitation 2, 215-235.
80. Millenium Ecosystem Assessment. 2005. Ecosystems and Human Wellbeing: Wetlands and Water Synthesis. World Resources Institute, Washington, DC, 68 pp.
81. Moore D. and Driver A. 1989. The conservation value of water supply reservoirs. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management 4, 203-212.
82. Mountford J.O., McCartney M.P., Manchester S.J. and Wadsworth R.A. 2002. Wildlife Habitats and Their Requirements Within the Great Fen Project. Final CEH report to the Great Fen Project Steering Group, CEH, Monks Wood, 87 pp.
83. Mumeka A. and Mwasile C. 1986. Some aspects of the hydrology of dambos in Zambia. In: Proc. National Workshop on Dambos. Nanga, April 1986. Ministry of Agriculture and Water Devlopment (Zambia), and FAO, Rome, pp. 111-127.
84. Munda G. and Nijkamp P. 1995. Decision Support Methods in Environmental Planning. 25th. Annual Development Conference, DPPC, Bradford.
85. Nicholson E. 1993. Why Does the West Forget? Spire, London.
86. Nicholls R.J. and Hoozemens F.M.J. 1996. The Mediterranean: vulnerabbility to coastal implications of climate change. Ocean Coastal Management 31(2-3), 105-132.
87. Nilsson C., Reidy C., Dynesius M. and Revenga C. 2005. Fragmentation and flow regulation of the world's large river systems. Science 308(5720), 405-408.
88. Parish F., Sirin A., Charman D., Joosten H., Minayeva T. and Silvius M. (editors) 2007. Assessment on Peatlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change. Global Environment Centre, Kuala Lumpur and Wetlands International, Waganingen.
89. Petts G.E. 1996. Water allocation to protect river ecosystems. Regulated Rivers Research and Management 12, 353-365.
90. Pirot J.-Y. and Meynell P.-J. 1998. Ecosystem Management: Lessons from Around the World. IUCN Gland, Switzerland, pp. 90.
91. Poiani K.A., Johnson W.C. and Kittel T.G.F. 1995. Sensitivity of a prairie wetland to increased temperature and seasonal precipitation changes. Water Resources Bulletin 31(2), 283-294.
92. Poultney C. 1992. Water committees take action. ILEIA Newsletter 1(92), 18-20.
93. Robinson M. and Armstrong A.C. 1988. The extent of agricultural field drainage in England and Wales, 1971-80. Transactions of Institution of British Geographers 13, 19-28.
94. Sandstöm K. 1998. Can forests provide water: widespread myth or scientific reality? Ambio 27(2), 132-138.
95. Schropp M.H.I. and Jans L.H. 2000. Morphological development of man-made side channels in the floodplain of the River Rhine. In: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Development and Management of Floodplains and Wetlands. Beijing, China, September 2000. China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China.
96. Shen Y. and Cao H. 1994. The possible impacts of climate change on wetlands in China. China Environmental Science 5(4), 296-304.
97. Shukla J., Nobre C. and Sellers P. 1990. Amazon deforestation and climate change. Science 247, 1322-1325.
98. Sutcliffe J.V. and Parks Y.P. 1996. Hydrological controls on Sudd ecology. In: Acreman M.C. and Hollis G.E. (editors), Water Management and Wetlands in Sub-Saharan Africa. IUCN, Gland, pp. 51-72.
99. Sutcliffe J.V. and Parks Y.P. 1999. The Hydrology of the Nile. IAHS Special Publication 5, IAHS Wallingford, 179 pp.
100. Sutcliffe J.V. and Parks Y.P. 2001. Upstream influence on the wetlands of the Bahr el Jebel. In: Acreman M.C. (editor), Recent Advances in Hydro-Ecology. IAHS Special Publication 266. IAHS, Wallingford, pp. 125-138.
101. Tiner R.W. 1984. Wetlands of the United States: Current Status and Trends. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC, 159 pp.
102. Versfeld D.B., Le Maitre D.C. and Chapman R.A. 1998. Alien Invading Plants and Water Resources in South Africa: a Preliminary Assessment. WRC Report No. TT99/98, Water Research Commission, Pretoria.
103. Welcomme R.L. 1976. Some general and theoretical considerations on the fish yield of African rivers. Journal of Fish Biology 8, 351-364.
104. Welcomme R.L. 1979. The Fisheries Ecology of Floodplain Rivers. Longmans, London, 223 pp.
105. Wheeler A. 1998. Fishes on floodplains. In: Bailey R.G., José P.V. and Sherwood B.R. (editors), United Kingdom Floodplains. Otley, West Yorkshire, pp. 283-290.
106. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) 1992. Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's Living Resources. Springer, London, 614 pp.
107. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1992. Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's Living Resources. Chapman and Hall, London.
108. WMO Expert Group 2006. Environmental Aspects of Integrated Flood Management. World Meteorological Organization and Global Water Partnership, WMO, Geneva, 65 pp.
109. Xue Y. and Shukla J. 1993. The influence of land surface properties on Sahel climate. Part 1 Desertification. Journal of Climate 6(12), 2232-2245.
110. Zwarts L., van Beukering P., Kone B., Wymenga E. 2005. The Niger, a lifeline. Effective Water Management in the Upper Niger Basin. RIZA, Lelystad/Wetlands International, Sévaré/Institute for Environmental Studies, Amsterdam/AandW, Veenwouden, 304 pp.