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Methods in Stream Ecology
This bestselling book revised and updated!
F. Richard Hauer (Edited by), Gary Lamberti (Edited by)
9780123329080, Elsevier Science
Paperback / softback, published 25 July 2007
896 pages
26 x 18.3 x 5.4 cm, 2.12 kg
"This book is packed with the latest and best ‘how to’ information for field and laboratory work in streams. The new edition has expanded content, a larger format, and much better graphics...The greatest content change is the addition of a 6th section entitled Ecosystem Quality. Section 6 is anchored by a substantially rewritten chapter on ‘Macroinvertebrates as Biotic Indicators of Environmental Quality’...I like the way in which doable, detailed, stepwise exercises, including the math, are provided in a format appealing to students interested in conducting stream studies...I think that even an advanced high school student with access to this book should be able design an independent study project in stream ecology. I would really like to see it in high school libraries, as well as on college and university campuses. The greatest strength of this book is that it is written by leading authorities in stream ecology. The structure is better organized and more informative than the previous edition. The format is conducive to teaching and learning. I grade this book an 'A'. --Ben Stout, Wheeling Jesuit University, West Virginia, USA
Methods in Stream Ecology, Second Edition, provides a complete series of field and laboratory protocols in stream ecology that are ideal for teaching or conducting research. This updated edition reflects recent advances in the technology associated with ecological assessment of streams, including remote sensing. In addition, the relationship between stream flow and alluviation has been added, and a new chapter on riparian zones is also included. The book features exercises in each chapter; detailed instructions, illustrations, formulae, and data sheets for in-field research for students; and taxanomic keys to common stream invertebrates and algae. With a student-friendly price, this book is key for all students and researchers in stream and freshwater ecology, freshwater biology, marine ecology, and river ecology. This text is also supportive as a supplementary text for courses in watershed ecology/science, hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, and landscape ecology.
Section A: Physical Processes 1. Landscapes And Catchment Basins 2. Valley Segments, Stream Reaches, And Channel Units 3. Discharge Measurements And Streamflow Analysis 4. Dynamics Of Flow 5. Temperature, Light, And Oxygen 6. Hyporheic Zones Section B: Material Storage And Transport 7. Fluvial Geomorphic Processes 8. Solute Dynamics 9. Phosphorus Limitation, Uptake, And Turnover In Stream Algae 10. Nitrogen Dynamics 11. Dissolved Organic Carbon 12. Transport And Storage Of Fpom 13. Cpom And Large Wood Section C: Stream Biota 14. Heterotrophic Mirobes 15. Fungi: Biomass, Production And Sporulation Of Aquatic Hyphomycetes 16. Benthic Algae: Distribution And Structure 17. Biomass And Pigments Of Benthic Algae 18. Macrophytes And Bryophytes 19. Meiofauna 20. Macroinvertebrates 21. Macroinvertebrate Movements: Drift, Colonization, And Emergence 22. Fish Community Composition Section D: Community Interactions 23. Plant - Herbivore Interactions 24. Predator-Prey Interactions 25. Trophic Relations Of Macroinvertebrates 26. Trophic Relations Of Stream Fishes 27. Stream Food Webs Section E: Ecosystem Processes 28. Primary Productivity And Community Respiration 29. Secondary Production Of Macroinvertebrates 30. Decomposition In Stream Ecosystems 31. Riparian Processes And Interactions 32. Effects Of Nutrient Enrichment On Periphyton 33. Surface-Subsurface Interactions In Streams Section F: Ecosystem Quality 34. Algae As Biotic Indicators Of Environmental Quality 35. Macroinvertebrates As Biotic Indicators Of Environmental Quality 36. Pollution And Toxicological Assessment
Subject Areas: Applied ecology [RNC], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]
