Methods in Stream Ecology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123329051 ISBN 13: 9780123329059

Publisher: Academic Press Inc, 1996

Synopsis

Stream ecologists have devised numerous methods for evaluating the health and function of streams. This volume provides a comprehensive series of field and laboratory protocols in stream ecology. The scope covers five areas of stream ecology: physical stream ecology, material storage and transport, stream biota, community interactions, and ecosystem processes. The book provides readers with detailed instructions and background in conducting practical stream measurements and analyses. Useful as a textbook for a course in stream ecology, this work is also a reference for those who are not stream ecologists, but are required to evaluate the status of streams. It includes detailed instructions, illustrations, formulae and data sheets for conducting stream ecology, and provides a variety of exercises in each chapter to accommodate the novice to the seasoned scientist.

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"A comprehensive text that includes sections on physical processes, material storage and transport stream biota, community interactions, and ecosystem processes...An excellent resource." -NORTHEASTERN NATURALIST "can be used effectively both as a textbook and as a laboratory manual. The strength of the book is in the attention paid to experimental design in almost every chapter... chapters provide clear, detailed instructions for anyone starting research... The book will become a classic." -JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1997 "Congratulations to the editors and contributing authors of Methods in Stream Ecology! Finally, a comprehensive reading and reference for those from casually interested to intimately involved in researching or studying stream ecology... [an] impressive list of expert contributors and interdisciplinary topics...The book is a success! It is a must for students, teachers, researchers, and resource managers working in stream ecology or related disciplines. Readers will find it very user-friendly and invaluable." -ECOLOGY, 1997 "As a course text this book shines... a showcase of techniques and a good starting point for ecosystems. It is a finely edited comprehensive treatment of stream ecology. It is a unique book that would serve as an excellent model for texts in other disciplines." -TRENDS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 1997 "attractively produced... occupies a new niche in the limnological literature... a stimulant and catalyst for research and innovative practical teaching." -FRESHWATER BIOLOGY, 1997 "There is a lot of very dense information in this volume... Any stream enthusiast... will find something of interest in the 674 pages." -BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123329051
• ISBN 13: 9780123329059
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 652
• Editor: Hauer F. Richard, Lamberti Gary Anthony