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JOURNAL OF COLD REGIONS ENGINEERING
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 17-33Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-381X(2001)15:1(17)
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River ice is an integral and important component of the flow regime in cold-regions environments. As demonstrated in a companion paper, it can significantly affect many of the hydrologic, geomorphic. and chemical characteristics of a river. Building on such a physical template. this paper reviews the related biological effects at all stages of winter ice cover, including the period of autumn cooling, initial freeze-up. main winter, and breakup. Special focus is placed on the role of ice in seasonal movements and avoidance behavior of fish and benthic organisms. the creation of unique in-channel and riparian habitats, the modification of aquatic and floodplain vegetation, and some river-ecology theories, including disturbance ecology and flood-pulse theory. Included is a comprehensive reference list, the most complete ever assembled on this subject.
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