Stream ecology & self-purification : an introduction

✍ Scribed by Frank R Spellman; Joanne Drinan

Publisher: Technomic Pub
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Leaves: 278
Edition: 2nd ed
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: 1. Introduction --
2. Stream Genesis and Structure --
3. Biogeochemical Cycles --
4. Energy Flow in the Ecosystem --
5. Population Ecology --
6. Stream Water --
7. Freshwater Ecology --
8. Stream Ecology --
9. Benthic Macroinvertebrates --
10. Stream Pollution --
11. Biomonitoring --
12. Self-Purification of Streams --
13. Biological Sampling --
14. Final Comprehensive Examination --
App. A. Answers to Chapter Review Questions --
App. B. Answers to Final Comprehensive Examination.

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