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Published by Blackwell Science Publications. Oxford. 1982., 1980
ISBN 10: 0632004037ISBN 13: 9780632004034
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
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(Paperback, 1980). (1980) 1982 reprint. Large 8vo paperback (154 x 233mm). Ppxvi,332. B/w line illustrations, charts, graphs, maps, further reading and references. Used but intact second-hand paperback. Wriiten mainly for undergraduate and postgraduate students, but with appeal to a much wider readership. Traces the progression of water from rain, through upland streams, flood-plain rivers, lakes and estuaries. Chapters include: Lakes, rivers and catchment areas; The role of depth; The plankton; Streams and other erosive habitats; The sediments and the hypolimnion; Aquatic plant habitats; The nekton - fish and other vertebrates; Palaeolimnolgy, the history and development of lake ecosystems; Fisheries and fish production; The use of waterways;; pollution, waste disposal and water supply; Hydrobiological problems in the tropics - man-made lakes and water-borne diseases; The conservation of freshwater ecosystems. .