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Informationen zum Autor Dr S. M. Haslam is a fresh water ecologist in the Department of Plant Sciences at Cambridge University. Klappentext An innovative study of how the quantity, function and ecology of water changes from watershed to river. Zusammenfassung This book examines how the quantity! function and ecology of water changes as it moves from watershed to river. Contrasting examples of how water and riverscape interact with each other! and with human impact! are given from across the world. This innovative book is written for students and professionals. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The natural river and its destruction; 3. The natural riverscape and its modification; 4. Resources I. Water resources and their loss; 5. Development and variation of rivers; 6. Development and variation of riverscapes; 7. Building blocks of river vegetation; 8. Building blocks of flood plain vegetation; 9. Resources II. Plants and animals, cleaning and minerals; 10. Building blocks of the riverscape; 11. Patterns, boundaries and fragmentation; 12. Resources III. Settlements and constructions; 13. The harsh riverscape; 14. The tempered or smiling riverscape; 15. Envoi.
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An innovative study of how the quantity, function and ecology of water changes from watershed to river.
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This book examines how the quantity, function and ecology of water changes as it moves from watershed to river. Contrasting examples of how water and riverscape interact with each other, and with human impact, are given from across the world. This innovative book is written for students and professionals.
Contenu
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The natural river and its destruction; 3. The natural riverscape and its modification; 4. Resources I. Water resources and their loss; 5. Development and variation of rivers; 6. Development and variation of riverscapes; 7. Building blocks of river vegetation; 8. Building blocks of flood plain vegetation; 9. Resources II. Plants and animals, cleaning and minerals; 10. Building blocks of the riverscape; 11. Patterns, boundaries and fragmentation; 12. Resources III. Settlements and constructions; 13. The harsh riverscape; 14. The tempered or smiling riverscape; 15. Envoi.