Conservation Guidelines for the Management of Wild River Values
Australian Heritage Commission, 1998
ISBN 0 6425 4590 1
Appendices (continued)
Glossary
- Catchment
- The area of land that contributes surface water to the river.
- Ecologically Sustainable Development
- Using, conserving and enhancing the community's resources so that ecological processes, on which life depends are maintained, and the quality of life, now and in the future, can be increased.
- Floodplain
- The floodplain, which includes the riparian zone, is that part of the land adjacent to the river that is subject to flooding and consists of a mosaic of aquatic and terrestrial environments that are intricately linked with the river.
- Fluvial
- Of, or pertaining to, rivers.
- Geomorphic
- Relating to the way the land is formed.
- Groundwater
- That part of the sub-surface water which is within the zone of saturation.
- Instream values
- Values relating to the environment of the stream or watercourse channel (including the bed, and the water).
- Karst environment
- A distinctive landform resulting from the solution of rocks. One of the main characteristics of Karst environments is the existence of underground drainage systems.
- Riparian zone
- The channel margins (or banks) which form part of the floodplain.
| ANZECC | Australia and New Zealand Environment & Conservation Council |
| ANPWS | Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| AWRC | Australian Water Resources Council |
| CRES | Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies (Australian National University) |
| ESD | Ecologically Sustainable Development |
| EIS | Environment Impact Statement |
| ICM | Integrated Catchment Management |
| LWRRDC | Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation |
| TCM | Total Catchment Management (NSW) |