The riverine ecosystem synthesis : toward conceptual cohesiveness in river science /

This book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems. This "riverine ecosystem synthesis" (RES) is a result of combining several theories published in recent decades, dealing with aquatic and terrestrial systems....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thorp, James H.
Other Authors: Thoms, Martin C., Delong, Michael D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Aquatic ecology series.
Subjects:
Stream ecology.
Fluvial geomorphology.
G�eomorphologie fluviale.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Fluvial geomorphology
Stream ecology
Aquatisches �Okosystem
Fluss
Hydrologie
rivieren
rivers
aquatische ecosystemen
aquatic ecosystems
ecosystemen
ecosystems
Aquatic Ecology
Aquatische ecologie
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Framework for the Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis (RES); Introduction to the RES; Historical Perspectives on Lotic Concepts; Functional Process Zones along a River's Longitudinal Dimension; Hierarchical Patch Dynamics in River Networks; Some Proposed Model Tenets; Applying the RES to Individual Rivers; Defining the Hydrogeomorphic Character of a River Network; Applying Hierarchical Patch Dynamics in Lotic Research; Systems to Modern Working Rivers; Practical Applications of the RES; Concluding Remarks.
  • Introduction to the riverine ecosystem synthesis
  • Historical and recent perspectives on riverine concepts
  • Hierarchical patch dynamics in riverine landscapes
  • The spatial arrangement of river systems : the emergence of hydrogeomorphic patches
  • Defining the hydrogeomorphic character of a riverine ecosystem
  • Ecological implications of the riverine ecosystem synthesis : some proposed biocomplexity tenets (hypotheses)
  • Ecogeomorphology of altered riverine landscapes : implications for biocomplexity tenets
  • Practical applications of the riverine ecosystem synthesis in management and conservation settings.

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