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Dudgeon, David.
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577.640913 22
Publication Date
2008
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This book describes the main features of tropical streams and their ecology. It covers the major physico-chemical features, important processes such as primary production and organic-matter transformation, as well as the main groups of consumers: invertebrates, fishes and other vertebrates. Information on concepts and paradigms developed in north-temperate latitudes and how they do not match the reality of ecosystems further south is expertly addressed. The pressing matter of conservation of tropical streams and their biodiversity is included in alomost every chapter, with a final chapter providing a synthesis on conservation issues. For the first time, Tropical Streams Ecology places an important emphasis on viewing research carried out in contributions from international literature. * First synthetic account of the ecology of all types of tropical streams * Covers all of the major tropical regions * Detailed consideration of possible fundamental differences between tropical and temperate stream ecosystems * Threats faced by tropical stream ecosystems and possible conservation actions * Descriptions and synstheses life-histories and breeding patterns of major aquatic consumers (fishes, invertebrates).
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Hauer, F. Richard.
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577.64 22
Publication Date
2007
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Methods in Stream Ecology provies a complete series of field and laboratory protocols in stream ecology that are ideal for teaching or conducting research. This new edition is updated to reflect recent advances in the technology associated with ecological assessment of streams, including remote sensing. In addition, the relationship between stream flow and alluviation has been added, and a new chapter on riparian zones is also included. With a student-friendly price, this Second Edition is key for all students and researchers in stream and freshwater ecology, freshwater biology, marine ecology, and river ecology. This text is also supportive as a supplementary text for courses in watershed ecology/science, hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, and landscape ecology. * Exercises in each chapter * Detailed instructions, illustrations, formulae, and data sheets for in-field research for students * Taxanomic keys to common stream invertebrates and algae * Website with tables * Link from Chapter 22: FISH COMMUNITY COMPOSITION to an interactive program for assessing and modeling fish numbers.
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Downes, Barbara J., 1958-
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577.640287 22
Publication Date
2002
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Monitoring Ecological Impacts provides the tools needed to design assessment programs that can reliably monitor, detect and allow management of human impacts on the natural environment. The procedures described are well-grounded in inferential logic. Step-by-step guidelines and flow diagrams provide clear and useable protocols, which are applicable to real situations.
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Arthington, Angela H.
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577.64
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2012
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Environmental Flows describes the timing, quality, and quantity of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human well-being and livelihoods that depend upon them. It answers crucial questions about the flow of water within and between different kinds of ecosystems. What happens when the flow or the availability of water is curtailed or diverted, either naturally or by human activity? How will climate change alter the availability of water and impact aquatic ecosystems? Methodological developments from the simplest hydrological formulas to large-scale framew.
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Morris, Christopher (Christopher Charles), author.
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304.20977 23
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2012
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Kimmel, Jim, 1943-
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976.4 22
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2011
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Miller, Gary, 1961-
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943.4 22
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2010
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The Rhine River begins in the Swiss Alps and flows through central Europe before reaching the Netherlands, where it empties into the North Sea. This book highlights this major transportation route in Western Europe and its scenic stretches of fairytale castles and picturesque vineyards. Sadly, by the mid-20th century, the waters were polluted by waste from farms and factories from major cities. Cooperation by Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands has helped restore the river's health, but scientists warn that the Rhine's water is getting warmer and is threatening native wildlife.
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Madson, John.
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508.77 22
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2011 1985
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Up on the River is John Madson & rsquo;s loving and often hilarious tribute to the people, animal life, and places of the Upper Mississippi. Madson & rsquo;s Upper Mississippi is the part & ldquo;between the saints, & rdquo; from St. Louis to St. Paul, and where for thirty years he explored the bright waters of the upper reaches of the mighty river itself as well as the tangled multitude of sloughs, cuts, and side channels that wander through its wooded islands and floodplain forests. ℗¡ & ldquo;Some of my best time on the River has been in the company of game wardens, biologists, commercial fishermen.
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Strayer, David Lowell, 1955-
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551.48309747 23
Publication Date
2012
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This succinct book gives an intimate view of the day-to-day functioning of a remarkable river that has figured prominently in history and culture-the Hudson, a main artery connecting New York, America, and the world. Writing for a wide audience, David Strayer distills the large body of scientific information about the river into a non-technical overview of its ecology. Strayer describes the geography and geology of the Hudson and its basin, the properties of water and its movements in the river, water chemistry, and the river's plants and animals. He then takes a more detailed look at the Huds.
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France, Robert L.
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333.918153
Publication Date
2011
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Brown fields and gray waters: creating public greenspace from regenerated marginal landscapesDay for night: Stream daylighting in the San Francisco Bay areaFor the time being: Designing a palimpsest landscape at Crissy Fields, San FranciscoCalifornia dreamin'-a reality: Multidimensional resource utilization in ArcataCalifornia case study lessonsRecovery processes and design practices for repairing derelict landscapes for recreation and educationFrom the Las Vegas Wash to Clark County Wetlands ParkLas Vegas case study questionsAnswers by Mark Raming, Vicki Scharnhorst, Becky Zimmerman, and Jeff HarrisFrom Barn Elms reservoirs to the London Wetland CentreLondon case study questionsAnswers by Malcolm Whitehead, Kevin Perbedy, and Doug HulyerClark County Wetlands Park and the London Wetland Centre integrative themes and lessonsIndex.
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Wallace, Linda L., 1951-2009.
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634.96180978752 22
Publication Date
2004
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In 1988 Yellowstone National Park suffered a serious outbreak of fires, a phenomenon that allowed scientists to study changes in the ecology of the area as it adapted to & recovered from the impact of catastrophe. This volume details research findings during the ensuing 16 years.
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