Drought and aquatic ecosystems : effects and responses /

• Main Author: Lake, P. S.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Subjects: Droughts.; Freshwater ecology.; Science.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.; NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.; Electronic books.

Droughts are a major hazard to both natural and human-dominated environments and those, especially of long duration and high intensity, can be highly damaging and leave long-lasting effects. This book describes the climatic conditions that give rise to droughts, and their various forms and chief att...