| Description |
1 online resource (422 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The natural river and its destruction; 3 The natural riverscape and its modification; 4 Resources I. Water resources and their loss their loss; 5 Development and variation of rivers; 6 Development and variation of riverscapes; 7 Building blocks of river vegetation; 8 Building blocks of flood plain vegetation; 9 Resources II. Plants and animals, cleaning and minerals; 10 Building blocks of the riverscape; 11 Patterns, boundaries and fragmentation |
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12 Resources III. Settlements and constructions13 The harsh riverscape; 14 The tempered or smiling riverscape; 15 Envoi; Bibliography; Index to plant and animal vernacular and taxonomic names; General subject index |
| Summary |
Innovative study of how the quantity, function and ecology of water changes from watershed to river |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rivers.
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Stream ecology.
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Rivers.
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Stream ecology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511408830 |
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0511408838 |
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9780511542060 |
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0511542062 |
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