The Hudson primer
Subtitle: the ecology of an iconic river
By: David L. Strayer
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780520269606; 9780520269613
Subjects: Nature; Stream ecology; Effect of human beings on; Water; Estuarine health; Environmental conditions; Environmental protection; Natural history; Human ecology; Restoration ecology; Pollution
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Physical Character of the Hudson and Its Watershed; title: Water, Circulation, and Salinity in the Hudson River; title: A Brief Introduction to the Hudson's Water Chemistry; title: Habitats, Biological Communities, and Biota; title: Ecology of the Major Habitats in the Hudson River : The Freshwater Channel; title: The Brackish-Water Channel; title: The Vegetated Shallows; title: Wetlands; title: PCBs and Other Pollution in the Hudson; title: Habitat Change and Restoration in the Hudson; title: Hudson River Fisheries; title: Nonnative Species and Their Ecological Effects; title: Conclusion: A Few Parting Thoughts.