River Ecology and Restoration - River Dynamics and Integrated River Management - page 628

ecosystem comprises aquatic plants, benthic invertebrates, and vertebrates (fish, reptiles, and amphibians).
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Fig. 10.3 (a) Upper watershed of the Yangtze River at the Shennongjia Mountain; (b) A small stream in the source area
of the Yellow River; (c) the Blue Nile at the confluence with the White Nile in Sudan; and (d) the Venice Lagoon at
the Po River mouth in Italy. (See color figure at the end of this topic)
Fig. 10.4 A cross section of a river corridor, in which the river corridor is subdivided by structural features and
plant communities (after FIRSWG, 1997)