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Rivers of North America, Second Edition features new updates on
rivers included in the first edition, as well as brand new
information on additional rivers. This new edition expands the
knowledge base, providing readers with a broader comparative
approach to understand both the common and distinct attributes of
river networks. The first edition addressed the three primary
disciplines of river science: hydrology, geomorphology, and
ecology. This new edition expands upon the interactive nature of
these disciplines, showing how they define the organization of a
riverine landscape and its processes. An essential resource for
river scientists working in ecology, hydrology, and geomorphology.
Streams is a handbook that combines a discussion of the ecology of
streams and rivers, in layperson language, with an illustrated
field guide of the plants and animals found in running waters of
North America. Various illustrations and maps accompany the text.
The authors are extremely well known--Cushing is the lead content
provider for an "America On-Line" service provided through "Trout
Unlimited" entitled "Ask Dr. Cushing." He is frequently asked the
sorts of questions that are answered in this field guide. J. David
Allan is the author of a well known textbook in Aquatic Ecology.
Rivers and streams around the world that once flowed wild and
unchecked are rapidly disappearing into dams or being channelized
between concrete banks. This valuable sourcebook, now available to
a wide audience in a paperback edition, is an important comparative
documentation of what is being lost: naturally flowing river and
stream ecosystems. No other single volume brings together so much
critical information on rivers and streams worldwide. Each chapter
is packed with a wealth of raw data on waterways including the
prominent rivers of North America, Central and South America,
Europe, Africa, Australia, and Oceania. The volume evaluates the
usefulness of the River Continuum Concept and ecosystem-level
measurements for evaluating the structure and function of rivers
and streams. The new introductory chapter examines the relevance of
other useful concepts including Nutrient Spiraling, Patch Dynamics,
the Flood Pulse Concept, the Network Dynamics Hypothesis, and the
Hyporheic Corridor Concept.
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