| Description |
xiii, 417 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction. -- On living in water. -- From atmosphere to stream - the chemical birth of fresh waters -- Erosive streams and rivers. -- Lowland rivers, their floodplains and wetlands. -- Lakes, pools and other standing waters - some basic features of their productivity. -- The plankton and fish communities of the open water of lakes. -- The littoral and profundal communities of lakes. -- Fish and fisheries in lakes. -- The birth, development and extinction of lakes. -- Freshwaters, the world and the future |
| Summary |
Second edition textbook on the ecology of freshwaters which traces the progression of water from rain, through upland streams, flood-plain rivers, lakes and estuaries. Emphasis is on flowing waters and applied ecology. Revised from the 1980 edition. Written for undergraduates and postgraduates students. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Published: April 2008 |
| Analysis |
11030 freshwater ecosystems |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 367-398 |
| Subject |
Freshwater ecology.
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| Author |
Moss, Brian.
Ecology of fresh waters
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| LC no. |
88006128 |
| ISBN |
0632016426 |
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