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Uncertainty in the Engineering of Wildlife Habitats
Author(s) -
Brookes A.,
Downs P.,
Skinner K.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1998.tb00142.x
Subject(s) - wildlife , floodplain , habitat , environmental resource management , environmental planning , geography , ecology , environmental science , biology
Environmental systems are inherently unstable over time‐scales appropriate to planning and management. As knowledge relating to rivers and their floodplains increases, uncertainty is increased rather than decreased. As the limits of what is known become defined, a better appreciation of what is not known is gained. The creation of wildlife habitats in rivers and on floodplains has been referred to as an art rather than a science. This paper highlights some of the many questions which remain unanswered as environmental managers strive for more sustainable and cost‐effective projects.