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THE RIVERINE ECOSYSTEM SYNTHESIS
The Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis
Toward Conceptual Cohesiveness in River Science
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By
James Thorp, University of Kansas - Lawrence, USA
Martin Thoms, University of Canberra, Australia
Michael Delong, Large River Studies Center and Department of Biology, Winona State University, Minnesota, USA

Audience
Research and graduate freshwater ecologists, environmental scientists, engineers, river managers, and regulators in state and federal agencies.

Contents
Framework for the Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis (RES); Introduction to the RES; Historical Perspectives on Lotic Concepts; Functional Process Zones along a River's Longitudinal Dimension; Hierarchical Patch Dynamics in River Networks; Some Proposed Model Tenets; Applying the RES to Individual Rivers; Defining the Hydrogeomorphic Character of a River Network; Applying Hierarchical Patch Dynamics in Lotic Research; Systems to Modern Working Rivers; Practical Applications of the RES; Concluding Remarks

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 232 pages, publication date: AUG-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-370612-6
ISBN-10: 0-12-370612-2
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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