
Methods in Stream Ecology, Two Volume Set
Ecosystem Structure (Volume 1) and Ecosystem Function (Volume 2)
Description
Key Features
- Provides a variety of basic and advanced exercises in each chapter
- Includes detailed instructions, illustrations, formulae and data sheets for laboratory and in-field research for students
- Presents taxonomic keys to common stream fishes, invertebrates, bryophytes, and algae
- Includes website with electronic spreadsheets and downloadable figures for class presentations
- Written by leading international experts in stream ecology
Readership
Faculty, graduate students, researchers, consultants, advanced undergraduates, federal, state and local government officials interested in and responsible for stream evaluation and monitoring
Table of Contents
Section A. Physical Processes
1. Riverscapes
2. Valley Segments, Stream Reaches, and Channel Units
3. Discharge Measurements and Streamflow Analysis
4. Dynamics of Flowing Water
5. Fluvial Geomorphic Processes
6. Temperature7. Light
8. Hyporheic ZonesSection B. Stream Biota
9. Heterotrophic Bacteria Production and Microbial Community Assessment
10. Fungi: Biomass, Production, and Community Structure
11. Benthic Stream Algae: Distribution and Structure
12. Biomass and Pigments of Benthic Algae
13. Macrophytes and Bryophytes
14. Meiofauna
15. Macroinvertebrates
16. Fish Assemblages
17. Amphibians and ReptilesSection C. Community Interactions
18. Invertebrate Consumer–Resource Interactions
19. Macroconsumer–Resource Interactions
20. Trophic Relationships of Macroinvertebrates
21. Macroinvertebrate Drift, Adult Insect Emergence and Oviposition
22. Trophic Relations of Stream FishesSection D. Organic Matter Dynamics
23. Stable Isotopes in Stream Food Webs
24. Dissolved Organic Matter
25. Transport and Storage of Fine Particulate Organic Matter
26. Coarse Particulate Organic Matter: Storage, Transport, and Retention
27. Leaf-Litter Breakdown
28. Riparian Processes and Interactions
29. Dynamics of WoodSection E. Ecosystem Processes
30. Conservative and Reactive Solute Dynamics
31. Nutrient Limitation and Uptake
32. Nitrogen Transformations
33. Phosphorus Limitation, Uptake, and Turnover in Benthic Stream Algae
34. Stream Metabolism
35. Secondary Production and Quantitative Food Webs
36. Elemental Content of Stream BiotaSection F. Ecosystem Assessment
37. Ecological Assessment With Benthic Algae
38. Macroinvertebrates as Biotic Indicators of Environmental Quality
39. Environmental Quality Assessment Using Stream Fishes
40. Establishing Cause-Effect Relationships in Multistressor Environments
Product details
- No. of pages: 886
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2017
- Published: October 25, 2017
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128152324
About the Editors
F. Hauer
Affiliations and Expertise
Gary Lamberti
Affiliations and Expertise
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