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RIVERS by Mind Map: RIVERS

1. Land use

1.1. domestic/residential

1.1.1. municipal waste

1.1.1.1. dumping

1.2. agriculture

1.2.1. waste runoff

1.2.1.1. pesticide

1.2.1.1.1. loss of biodiversity

1.2.1.2. fertilizer

1.2.1.2.1. eutrophication

1.3. commercial/industrial

1.3.1. waste runoff

1.3.1.1. effluent

2. Features

2.1. meander

2.1.1. lower course

2.1.2. erosion

2.1.3. deposition

2.2. ox bow lake

2.2.1. middle

2.3. v shaped valley

2.3.1. upper course

2.3.2. erosion

3. Biodiversity

3.1. species richness

3.1.1. flora

3.1.1.1. quadrat sampling

3.1.2. algae

3.1.2.1. nutrients available

3.1.3. fauna

3.1.3.1. catch and release methods

3.2. species diversity

3.2.1. adabtation

3.2.2. survival of aquatic life

4. Topography

4.1. Course

4.1.1. upper

4.1.2. middle

4.1.3. lower

4.2. slope

5. Processes

5.1. erosion

5.1.1. corrasion

5.1.2. attrittion

5.1.3. hydraulic action

5.1.4. corrosion

5.2. deposition

5.2.1. sedimentation

5.3. transportation

5.3.1. traction

5.3.2. saltation

5.3.3. suspension

5.3.4. solution

6. Water quality

6.1. testing

6.1.1. parameters

6.1.1.1. pH

6.1.1.2. turbidity

6.1.1.3. temperature

6.1.1.4. nitrogen

6.1.1.5. phosphorous

6.1.2. in situ

6.1.3. ex situ

6.2. sampling