Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters, 2nd Edition

Allan, J. David, Castillo, Mar?a M.

ISBN 10: 140205582X / ISBN 13: 9781402055829

Verlag: Springer, 2007

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Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00082550894

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Titel: Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of ...

Verlag: Springer

Erscheinungsdatum: 2007

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 2. Auflage

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<P>A HUGELY IMPORTANT TEXT FOR ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATES AS WELL AS GRADUATES WITH AN INTEREST IN STREAM AND RIVER ECOLOGY, THIS SECOND, UPDATED EDITION IS DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A TEXTBOOK AS WELL AS A WORKING REFERENCE FOR SPECIALISTS IN STREAM ECOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS. THE BOOK PRESENTS VITAL NEW FINDINGS ON HUMAN IMPACTS, AND NEW WORK IN POLLUTION CONTROL, FLOW MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION PLANNING THAT POINT TO PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS. ALL TOLD, THE BOOK IS EXPANDED IN LENGTH BY SOME TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT, AND INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF FIGURES, MOST OF THEM NEW.</P>

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From the reviews of the second edition:

"There is a continual need for current introductory material in key ecological areas. ... This is an interesting text. It has a wealth of detail ... that means it is for the more ‘advanced’ beginner. ... However, it does provide both teachers and field study centres with a much-needed overview of stream ecology. ... Overall, a must for the field centre and a good starter text in stream ecology." (TEN News, October, 2007)

"Allan and Castillo offer this superb compilation of both the latest and time-honored concepts of the ecology of fluvial systems at scales ranging from small mountain brooks to large, continental- sized river basins. Richly illustrated and with more than 1,500 reference citations, the book is divided into 14 chapters ... . Best of all, the book is written in a lively, engaging manner and with remarkable clarity, given the technical nature of the material. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." (P. R. Pinet, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (7), 2008)

"The second edition of the book ‘Stream Ecology’ covers the key ecological factors and processes in a very variable ecosystem ... . I recommend ‘Stream Ecology’ to people with knowledge of the basics of ecology, e.g., graduates and advanced undergraduates ... . To my knowledge, there is no other book available, which gives such a good overview of the issue. One gets a very good, fluidly readable book which contains the latest key scientific knowledge of the ecology of running waters." (Daniel Graeber, International Review of Hydrobiology, Vol. 94 (2), 2009)