Description
Inland aquatic habitats occur world-wide at all scales from marshes, swamps and temporary puddles, to ponds, lakes and inland seas; from streams and creeks to rolling rivers. Vital for biological diversity, ecosystem function and as resources for human life, commerce and leisure, inland waters are a vital component of life on Earth. The Encyclopedia of Inland Waters describes and explains all the basic features of the subject, from water chemistry and physics, to the biology of aquatic creatures and the complex function and balance of aquatic ecosystems of varying size and complexity.
Used and abused as an essential resource, it is vital that we understand and manage them as much as we appreciate and enjoy them. This extraordinary reference brings together the very best research to provide the basic and advanced information necessary for scientists to understand these ecosystems - and for water resource managers and consultants to manage and protect them for future generations.
Table of Contents
Provisional Contents include over 240 individual articles organized into the following broad sectionsIntroductory OverviewsProperties of waterHydrologic cycle: Surface and groundwater hydrologyHydrologic balance (lakes, reservoirs, riversLakes of the world (formation, diversity, distributionRivers of the world (formation, diversity, distributionLight and heat in aquatic ecosystemsHydrodynamics and mixing in rivers, reservoirs, and lakesInorganic chemicals: cycles and dynamicsOrganic compounds: Cycles and dynamicsBiological integration among inland aquatic ecosystemsBacteria and Fungi: planktonic and attachedAlgae (incl. cyanobacteria): Types, phytoplankton, and eutrophication /remediationZooplanktonInvertebratesVertebratesAir-water and land-water interface/wetland/littoral interactionsPollution and remediationConservation and Management of Inland AquaticEcosystems
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