Streams: Their Ecology and Life - Softcover

Cushing, Colbert E.; Allan, J. David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0120503409 ISBN 13: 9780120503407

Publisher: Academic Press, 2001

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Streams are important habitats and are complicated because so many different kinds of animals and plants live in or near them. This book, in four parts, explains stream ecology to the general reader. The first part describes the ecological processes and interactions that take place in streams and rivers. The dynamic aspects of streams, including the abiotic factors, energy sources, and food webs, are defined, described, and reviewed. The second part of the book is a simplified classification of streams and rivers that relies on the size of the river as well as on the geographic location of rivers. The third part of the book is a description of the animals and plants commonly in and along the streams and rivers mostly of North America. The last chapter of the book is devoted to the various threats to America's rivers and streams.
"This informative volume is exactly what has long been needed - a book that tells us how rivers and their essential life systems work. Every reader's understanding of our watery lifelines will be enhanced by the superb knowledge and wisdom that these fine scientists impart. Streams: Their Ecology and Life will become a useful tool for better care of our waterways and an essential companion to river enthusiasts."
--TIM PALMER, author of Lifelines: The Case for River Conservation, America by Rivers, and The Heart of America.

About the Author:

C.E. Cushing, Colorado State University, Estes Park, Colorado, U.S.A.
J. David Allan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0120503409
• ISBN 13: 9780120503407
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400