Stream Ecology Structure and function of running waters /

• Main Authors: Allan, J. David (Author), Castillo, Marí M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Applied ecology.; Ecosystems.; Aquatic ecology.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Environmental Management.; Applied Ecology.

Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters is designed to serve as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference source for specialists in stream ecology and related fields. The Second Edition is thoroughly updated and expanded to incorporate significa...

Table of Contents:

• An introduction to fluvial ecosystems
• Streamflow
• Fluvial geomorphology
• Streamwater chemistry
• The abiotic environment
• Primary producers
• Detrital energy sources
• Trophic relationships
• Species interactions
• Lotic communities
• Nutrient dynamics
• Stream ecosystem metabolism
• Human impacts
• The foundations of stream ecology.