Ecology of Fresh Waters
Subtitle: a View for the Twenty-First Century
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9781444320411
Subjects: Freshwater ecology
Description: This new edition of an established textbook provides a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to rivers, lakes and wetlands, and was written as the basis for a complete course on freshwater ecology. Designed for undergraduate and early postgraduate students who wish to gain an overall view of this vast subject area, this accessible guide to freshwater ecosystems and man's activities will also be invaluable to anyone interested in the integrated management of freshwaters. The author maintains the tradition of clarity and conciseness set by previous editions, and the text is extensively illu.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATERS; Contents; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 WATER, A REMARKABLE UNREMARKABLE SUBSTANCE; Chapter 3 WHY THE CHEMISTRY OF WATER IS SO IMPORTANT; Chapter 4 MORE WATER CHEMISTRY: THE KEY NUTRIENTS, TRACE ELEMENTS AND ORGANIC MATTER; Chapter 5 LIGHT THROWN UPON THE WATERS; Chapter 6 EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY OF FRESHWATER ORGANISMS; Chapter 7 HEADWATER STREAMS AND RIVERS; Chapter 8 USES, MISUSES AND RESTORATION OF HEADWATER STREAMS AND RIVERS; Chapter 9 MIDDLE STAGE AND DEPOSITIONAL FLOODPLAIN RIVERS; Chapter 10 FLOODPLAIN ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMAN AFFAIRS.; title: Chapter 11 LAKES AND OTHER STANDING WATERSChapter 12 THE COMMUNITIES OF SHALLOW STANDING WATERS: MIRES, SHALLOW LAKES AND THE LITTORAL ZONE; Chapter 13 PLANKTON COMMUNITIES OF THE PELAGIC ZONE; Chapter 14 THE PROFUNDAL ZONE; Chapter 15 THE USES, ABUSES AND RESTORATION OF STANDING WATERS; Chapter 16 CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE FUTURE OF FRESHWATERS; Chapter 17 PROBLEM EXERCISES; References; Index.