The Ecology of River Systems

Our understanding of the ecology of running waters has come a long way during the past few years. From being a largely descriptive subject, with a few under­ tones concerned with such things as fisheries, pollution or control of blackflies, it has evolved into a discipline with hypotheses, such as t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Davies, Bryan R. (Editor), Walker, Keith F. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1986, 1986
Edition:1st ed. 1986
Series:Monographiae Biologicae
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. River systems as ecological units: An introduction to the ecology of river systems
  • 2. The Niger River system
  • 3. The Nile River system
  • 4. The Orange-Vaal River system
  • 5. The Volta River system
  • 6. The Zaïre River system
  • 7. The Zambezi River system
  • 8. The Amazon River system
  • 9. The Colorado River system
  • 10. The Mackenzie River system
  • 11. The Paraná River system
  • 12. The Uruguay River system
  • 13. The Murray-Darling River system
  • 14. The Mekong River system
  • Index of organisms
  • Index of floodplain, lake, reservoir, river and swamp systems