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• Dodds, Walter K

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Freshwater ecology : concepts and environmental applications [electronic resource]

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• Elsevier Books AutoHoldings

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• Front Cover; Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Why Study Continental Aquatic Systems?; Human Utilization of Water: Pressures on a Key Resource; What Is the Value of Water Quality?; Summary; Questions for Thought; Chapter 2. Properties of Water; Chemical and Physical Properties; Relationships among Water Viscosity, Inertia, and Physical Parameters; Movement of Water; Forces That Move Water; Summary; Questions for Thought; Questions for Thought; Chapter 3. Movement of Light, Heat, and Chemicals in Water
• Diffusion in WaterLight and Heating of Water; Summary; Chapter 4. Hydrology and Physiography of Groundwater and Wetland Habitats; Habitats and the Hydrologic Cycle; Movement Through Soil and Groundwater; Wetlands; Summary; Questions for Thought; Chapter 5. Physiography of Flowing Water; Characterization of Streams; Stream Flow and Geology; Movements of Materials by Rivers and Streams; Summary; Questions for Thought; Chapter 6. Physiography of Lakes and Reservoirs; Formation: Geological Processes; Lake Habitats and Morphometry; Stratification; Water Movement and Currents in Lakes; Summary
• Questions for ThoughtChapter 7. Types of Aquatic Organisms; The Species Concept; Major Taxonomic Groups; Classification of Organisms by Functional Significance; Organisms Found in Freshwater Systems; Summary; Questions for Thought; Chapter 8. Microbes and Plants; Viruses; Archaea; Bacteria; Protoctista; Fungi; Plantae; Summary; Questions for Thought; Chapter 9. Animals; Invertebrates; Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata; Summary; Questions for Thought; Chapter 10. Biodiversity of Freshwaters; Measures of Diversity; Temporal and Spatial Factors Influencing Evolution of Freshwater Organisms
• Short-Term Factors Influencing Local Distribution of SpeciesInvasions of Nonnative Species; Extinction; What Is the Value of Freshwater Species Diversity?; Summary; Questions for Thought; Chapter 11. Aquatic Chemistry Controlling Nutrient Cycling: Redox and O2; Chemicals in Freshwaters; Redox Potential, Potential Energy, and Chemical Transformations; Oxygen: Forms and Transformations; Photosynthesis; Distribution of Dissolved Oxygen in the Environment; Summary; Questions for Thought; Chapter 12. Carbon; Forms of Carbon; Transformations of Carbon
• A General Introduction to Nutrient Cycling and the Carbon CycleSummary; Questions for Thought; Chapter 13. Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus, and Other Nutrients; Nitrogen; Sulfur; Phosphorus; Silicon, Iron, and Other Trace Nutrient Cycles; Gradients of Redox and Nutrient Cycles and Interactions among the Cycles; Summary; Questions for Thought; Chapter 14. Effects of Toxic Chemicals and Other Pollutants on Aquatic Ecosystems; Basic Toxicology; Bioassessment; Acid Precipitation; Metals and Other Inorganic Pollutants; Organic Pollutants; Suspended Solids; Thermal Pollution; Summary
• Questions for Thought
• This book is a general text covering both basic and applied aspects of freshwater ecology and serves as an introduction to the study of lakes and streams. Issues of spatial and temporal scale, anthropogenic impacts, and application of current ecological concepts are covered along with ideas that are presented in more traditional limnological texts. Chapters on biodiversity, toxic chemicals, extreme and unusual habitats, and fisheries increase the breadth of material covered. The book includes an extensive glossary, questions for thought, worked examples of equations, and real-life problems.
• English