Closs, Gerry.
Freshwater ecology : a scientific introduction / Gerry Closs, Barbara Downes, Andrew Boulton. - Malden, MA. : Blackwell Pub. Co., 2004. - xiv, 221 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
What is ecological science? -- How does scale of measurement affect what we see? -- Wonderful water: linkages from the atom to the biosphere -- What's in a lake? -- What's in rivers and streams? -- Fundamental ecological questions -- How are population numbers and structure affected by dispersal? -- Why do organisms occupy particular habitats? -- How do freshwater communities recover from disturbance? -- What is the impact of predators in freshwater systems? -- Applied freshwater ecology -- What are the ecological effects of changing a water regime? -- How do we assess the impact of pollution? -- Can we fix smelly, green lakes? -- What is the impact of introduced species?.
063205266X (pbk. : alk. paper)
2003002574
Freshwater ecology.
QH541.5.F7 / C66 2004
577.6 / CLF
Freshwater ecology : a scientific introduction / Gerry Closs, Barbara Downes, Andrew Boulton. - Malden, MA. : Blackwell Pub. Co., 2004. - xiv, 221 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
What is ecological science? -- How does scale of measurement affect what we see? -- Wonderful water: linkages from the atom to the biosphere -- What's in a lake? -- What's in rivers and streams? -- Fundamental ecological questions -- How are population numbers and structure affected by dispersal? -- Why do organisms occupy particular habitats? -- How do freshwater communities recover from disturbance? -- What is the impact of predators in freshwater systems? -- Applied freshwater ecology -- What are the ecological effects of changing a water regime? -- How do we assess the impact of pollution? -- Can we fix smelly, green lakes? -- What is the impact of introduced species?.
063205266X (pbk. : alk. paper)
2003002574
Freshwater ecology.
QH541.5.F7 / C66 2004
577.6 / CLF