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Format: XV, 208 S., [4] Bl. , Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.

Edition: 1. ed.

ISBN: 9780123706126

Series Statement: Aquatic ecology series

Note: Literaturverz. S. 181 - 201

Language: English

Subjects: Geography

Keywords: Fließgewässer ; Geomorphologie ; Ökosystem ; Fluss ; Hydrologie ; Aquatisches Ökosystem

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In: River Research and Applications. - 35(2019)2, S. 107-120

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Format: 1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-281-76233-4 , 9786611762339 , 0-08-088800-3

Series Statement: Aquatic ecology series

Content: This book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems. Riverine Ecosystems Synthesis (RES) is a result of combining several theories published in recent decades, dealing with aquatic and terrestrial systems. New analyses are fused with a variety of new perspectives on how river network ecosystems are structured and function, and how they change along longitudinal, lateral, and temporal dimensions. Among these novel perspectives is a dramatically new view of the role of hydrogeomorphic forces in forming functio

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; The Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis: Toward Conceptual Cohesiveness in River Science; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction to the Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis; Background and scope; Conceptual Cohesiveness; Organization of this book; Basic concepts in the riverine ecosystem synthesis; Hydrogeomorphic patches and functional process zones; Ecological attributes of functional process zones; Hierarchical patch dynamics; Bicomplexity tenets; Chapter 2 Historical and Recent Perspectives on Riverine Concepts; Introduction , Patterns along a longitudinal dimension in river networksLongitudinally ordered zonation; The river as a continuum - a clinal perspective; Hydrogeomorphic patches vs a continuous riverine cline; Network theory and the structure of riverine ecosystems; The lateral dimension of rivers - the riverine landscape; Temporal dimension: normality or aberration?; Vertical dimension: the bulk of the iceberg!; Other important riverine concepts; Chapter 3 Hierarchical Patch Dynamics in Riverine Landscapes; Hierarchical patch dynamics model - brief introduction; Hierarchy theory; Patch dynamics defined , Hierarchical patch dynamics in riverine researchSelective spatiotemporal scales; The nature of patches and their study in riverine landscapes; Element I: nested, discontinuous hierarchies of patch mosaics; Element II: ecosystem dynamics as a composite of intra- and interpatch dynamics; Element III: linked patterns and processes; Element IV: dominance of nonequilibrial and stochastic processes; Element V: formation of a quasi-equilibrial, metastable state; Metapopulations; The RES as a research framework and field applications of hierarchical patch dynamics , Chapter 4 The Spatial Arrangement of River Systems: The Emergence of Hydrogeomorphic PatchesIntroduction; The spatial arrangement of riverine landscapes; River characterization; A characterization scheme for the RES; Application of the characterization framework; Example 1: rivers within the Murray-Darling Basin; Example 2: the rivers of the Kingdom of Lesotho; What scale to choose and its relevance to riverine landscapes; Summary; Chapter 5 Defining the Hydrogeomorphic Character of a Riverine Ecosystem; Introduction; Background philosophies and approaches , Determining the character of river networks: top-down vs bottom-up approachesTop-down approaches; Bottom-up approaches; Comparing top-down vs bottom-up approaches: an example; Some common functional process zones; A brief review of functional process zones; Confined valley functional process zones; Partially confined functional process zones; Unconfined functional process zones; Summary; Chapter 6 Ecological Implications of the Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis: Some Proposed Biocomplexity Tenets (Hypotheses); Introduction; Distribution of species; Model tenet 1: hydrogeomorphic patches , Model tenet 2: importance of functional process zone over clinal position , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-370612-2

Language: English

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-281-76233-4 , 9786611762339 , 0-08-088800-3

Series Statement: Aquatic ecology series

Content: This book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems. Riverine Ecosystems Synthesis (RES) is a result of combining several theories published in recent decades, dealing with aquatic and terrestrial systems. New analyses are fused with a variety of new perspectives on how river network ecosystems are structured and function, and how they change along longitudinal, lateral, and temporal dimensions. Among these novel perspectives is a dramatically new view of the role of hydrogeomorphic forces in forming functio

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; The Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis: Toward Conceptual Cohesiveness in River Science; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction to the Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis; Background and scope; Conceptual Cohesiveness; Organization of this book; Basic concepts in the riverine ecosystem synthesis; Hydrogeomorphic patches and functional process zones; Ecological attributes of functional process zones; Hierarchical patch dynamics; Bicomplexity tenets; Chapter 2 Historical and Recent Perspectives on Riverine Concepts; Introduction , Patterns along a longitudinal dimension in river networksLongitudinally ordered zonation; The river as a continuum - a clinal perspective; Hydrogeomorphic patches vs a continuous riverine cline; Network theory and the structure of riverine ecosystems; The lateral dimension of rivers - the riverine landscape; Temporal dimension: normality or aberration?; Vertical dimension: the bulk of the iceberg!; Other important riverine concepts; Chapter 3 Hierarchical Patch Dynamics in Riverine Landscapes; Hierarchical patch dynamics model - brief introduction; Hierarchy theory; Patch dynamics defined , Hierarchical patch dynamics in riverine researchSelective spatiotemporal scales; The nature of patches and their study in riverine landscapes; Element I: nested, discontinuous hierarchies of patch mosaics; Element II: ecosystem dynamics as a composite of intra- and interpatch dynamics; Element III: linked patterns and processes; Element IV: dominance of nonequilibrial and stochastic processes; Element V: formation of a quasi-equilibrial, metastable state; Metapopulations; The RES as a research framework and field applications of hierarchical patch dynamics , Chapter 4 The Spatial Arrangement of River Systems: The Emergence of Hydrogeomorphic PatchesIntroduction; The spatial arrangement of riverine landscapes; River characterization; A characterization scheme for the RES; Application of the characterization framework; Example 1: rivers within the Murray-Darling Basin; Example 2: the rivers of the Kingdom of Lesotho; What scale to choose and its relevance to riverine landscapes; Summary; Chapter 5 Defining the Hydrogeomorphic Character of a Riverine Ecosystem; Introduction; Background philosophies and approaches , Determining the character of river networks: top-down vs bottom-up approachesTop-down approaches; Bottom-up approaches; Comparing top-down vs bottom-up approaches: an example; Some common functional process zones; A brief review of functional process zones; Confined valley functional process zones; Partially confined functional process zones; Unconfined functional process zones; Summary; Chapter 6 Ecological Implications of the Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis: Some Proposed Biocomplexity Tenets (Hypotheses); Introduction; Distribution of species; Model tenet 1: hydrogeomorphic patches , Model tenet 2: importance of functional process zone over clinal position , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-370612-2

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (1109 pages)

Edition: Second edition.

ISBN: 9780128188484

Content: Rivers of North America, Second Edition features new updates on rivers included in the first edition, as well as brand new information on additional rivers. This new edition expands the knowledge base, providing readers with a broader comparative approach to understand both the common and distinct attributes of river networks. The first edition addressed the three primary disciplines of river science: hydrology, geomorphology, and ecology. This new edition expands upon the interactive nature of these disciplines, showing how they define the organization of a riverine landscape and its processes. An essential resource for river scientists working in ecology, hydrology, and geomorphology.

Note: Intro -- Rivers of North America -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Background and Approach -- Introduction -- Basic approach -- Chapter contents and background -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- Physiography and Landscape -- Climate -- Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Geomorphology -- Hydrology and River Flow -- Water Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- Chapter 2: Atlantic Coast Rivers of the Northeastern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- Kennebec River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Merrimack River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Housatonic River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Raritan River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use. , River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Mullica River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Patuxent River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Potomac River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- Kennebec River -- Merrimack River -- Housatonic River -- Raritan River -- Mullica River -- Patuxent River -- Potomac River -- Chapter 3: Atlantic Coast Rivers of the Southeastern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- York River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Roanoke River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use. , River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Great Pee Dee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Santee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Edisto River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Altamaha River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Satilla River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- St. Marys River. , Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- York River -- Roanoke River -- Great Pee Dee River -- Santee River -- Edisto River -- Altamaha River -- Satilla River -- St. Marys River -- Chapter 4: Gulf Coast Rivers of the Southeastern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- Pascagoula River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Tombigbee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Black Warrior River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Coosa-Tallapoosa rivers -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management. , Conecuh-Escambia River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Choctawhatchee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Flint River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impact and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Caloosahatchee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- Pascagoula River -- Tombigbee River -- Black Warrior River -- Coosa/Tallapoosa Rivers -- Conecuh-Escambia River -- Choctawhatchee River -- Flint River -- Caloosahatchee River -- Chapter 5: Gulf Coast Rivers of the Southwestern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- Pecos River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes. , Human Impacts and Special Features.

Additional Edition: Print version: Delong, Michael D. Rivers of North America San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology,c2023 ISBN 9780128188477

Language: English

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (1109 pages)

Edition: Second edition.

ISBN: 9780128188484

Content: Rivers of North America, Second Edition features new updates on rivers included in the first edition, as well as brand new information on additional rivers. This new edition expands the knowledge base, providing readers with a broader comparative approach to understand both the common and distinct attributes of river networks. The first edition addressed the three primary disciplines of river science: hydrology, geomorphology, and ecology. This new edition expands upon the interactive nature of these disciplines, showing how they define the organization of a riverine landscape and its processes. An essential resource for river scientists working in ecology, hydrology, and geomorphology.

Note: Intro -- Rivers of North America -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Background and Approach -- Introduction -- Basic approach -- Chapter contents and background -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- Physiography and Landscape -- Climate -- Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Geomorphology -- Hydrology and River Flow -- Water Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- Chapter 2: Atlantic Coast Rivers of the Northeastern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- Kennebec River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Merrimack River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Housatonic River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Raritan River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use. , River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Mullica River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Patuxent River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Potomac River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- Kennebec River -- Merrimack River -- Housatonic River -- Raritan River -- Mullica River -- Patuxent River -- Potomac River -- Chapter 3: Atlantic Coast Rivers of the Southeastern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- York River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Roanoke River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use. , River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Great Pee Dee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Santee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Edisto River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Altamaha River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Satilla River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- St. Marys River. , Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- York River -- Roanoke River -- Great Pee Dee River -- Santee River -- Edisto River -- Altamaha River -- Satilla River -- St. Marys River -- Chapter 4: Gulf Coast Rivers of the Southeastern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- Pascagoula River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Tombigbee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Black Warrior River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Coosa-Tallapoosa rivers -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management. , Conecuh-Escambia River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Choctawhatchee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Flint River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impact and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Caloosahatchee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- Pascagoula River -- Tombigbee River -- Black Warrior River -- Coosa/Tallapoosa Rivers -- Conecuh-Escambia River -- Choctawhatchee River -- Flint River -- Caloosahatchee River -- Chapter 5: Gulf Coast Rivers of the Southwestern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- Pecos River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes. , Human Impacts and Special Features.

Additional Edition: Print version: Delong, Michael D. Rivers of North America San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology,c2023 ISBN 9780128188477

Language: English

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-281-76233-4 , 9786611762339 , 0-08-088800-3

Series Statement: Aquatic ecology series

Content: This book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems. Riverine Ecosystems Synthesis (RES) is a result of combining several theories published in recent decades, dealing with aquatic and terrestrial systems. New analyses are fused with a variety of new perspectives on how river network ecosystems are structured and function, and how they change along longitudinal, lateral, and temporal dimensions. Among these novel perspectives is a dramatically new view of the role of hydrogeomorphic forces in forming functio

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; The Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis: Toward Conceptual Cohesiveness in River Science; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction to the Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis; Background and scope; Conceptual Cohesiveness; Organization of this book; Basic concepts in the riverine ecosystem synthesis; Hydrogeomorphic patches and functional process zones; Ecological attributes of functional process zones; Hierarchical patch dynamics; Bicomplexity tenets; Chapter 2 Historical and Recent Perspectives on Riverine Concepts; Introduction , Patterns along a longitudinal dimension in river networksLongitudinally ordered zonation; The river as a continuum - a clinal perspective; Hydrogeomorphic patches vs a continuous riverine cline; Network theory and the structure of riverine ecosystems; The lateral dimension of rivers - the riverine landscape; Temporal dimension: normality or aberration?; Vertical dimension: the bulk of the iceberg!; Other important riverine concepts; Chapter 3 Hierarchical Patch Dynamics in Riverine Landscapes; Hierarchical patch dynamics model - brief introduction; Hierarchy theory; Patch dynamics defined , Hierarchical patch dynamics in riverine researchSelective spatiotemporal scales; The nature of patches and their study in riverine landscapes; Element I: nested, discontinuous hierarchies of patch mosaics; Element II: ecosystem dynamics as a composite of intra- and interpatch dynamics; Element III: linked patterns and processes; Element IV: dominance of nonequilibrial and stochastic processes; Element V: formation of a quasi-equilibrial, metastable state; Metapopulations; The RES as a research framework and field applications of hierarchical patch dynamics , Chapter 4 The Spatial Arrangement of River Systems: The Emergence of Hydrogeomorphic PatchesIntroduction; The spatial arrangement of riverine landscapes; River characterization; A characterization scheme for the RES; Application of the characterization framework; Example 1: rivers within the Murray-Darling Basin; Example 2: the rivers of the Kingdom of Lesotho; What scale to choose and its relevance to riverine landscapes; Summary; Chapter 5 Defining the Hydrogeomorphic Character of a Riverine Ecosystem; Introduction; Background philosophies and approaches , Determining the character of river networks: top-down vs bottom-up approachesTop-down approaches; Bottom-up approaches; Comparing top-down vs bottom-up approaches: an example; Some common functional process zones; A brief review of functional process zones; Confined valley functional process zones; Partially confined functional process zones; Unconfined functional process zones; Summary; Chapter 6 Ecological Implications of the Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis: Some Proposed Biocomplexity Tenets (Hypotheses); Introduction; Distribution of species; Model tenet 1: hydrogeomorphic patches , Model tenet 2: importance of functional process zone over clinal position , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-370612-2

Language: English

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (1109 pages)

Edition: Second edition.

ISBN: 9780128188484

Content: Rivers of North America, Second Edition features new updates on rivers included in the first edition, as well as brand new information on additional rivers. This new edition expands the knowledge base, providing readers with a broader comparative approach to understand both the common and distinct attributes of river networks. The first edition addressed the three primary disciplines of river science: hydrology, geomorphology, and ecology. This new edition expands upon the interactive nature of these disciplines, showing how they define the organization of a riverine landscape and its processes. An essential resource for river scientists working in ecology, hydrology, and geomorphology.

Note: Intro -- Rivers of North America -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Background and Approach -- Introduction -- Basic approach -- Chapter contents and background -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- Physiography and Landscape -- Climate -- Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Geomorphology -- Hydrology and River Flow -- Water Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- Chapter 2: Atlantic Coast Rivers of the Northeastern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- Kennebec River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Merrimack River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Housatonic River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Raritan River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use. , River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Mullica River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Patuxent River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Potomac River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- Kennebec River -- Merrimack River -- Housatonic River -- Raritan River -- Mullica River -- Patuxent River -- Potomac River -- Chapter 3: Atlantic Coast Rivers of the Southeastern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- York River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Roanoke River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use. , River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Great Pee Dee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Santee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Edisto River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Altamaha River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Satilla River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- St. Marys River. , Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- York River -- Roanoke River -- Great Pee Dee River -- Santee River -- Edisto River -- Altamaha River -- Satilla River -- St. Marys River -- Chapter 4: Gulf Coast Rivers of the Southeastern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- Pascagoula River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Tombigbee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Black Warrior River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Coosa-Tallapoosa rivers -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management. , Conecuh-Escambia River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Choctawhatchee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Flint River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impact and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- Caloosahatchee River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes -- Human Impacts and Special Features -- Areas of Need for Research and Management -- References -- Pascagoula River -- Tombigbee River -- Black Warrior River -- Coosa/Tallapoosa Rivers -- Conecuh-Escambia River -- Choctawhatchee River -- Flint River -- Caloosahatchee River -- Chapter 5: Gulf Coast Rivers of the Southwestern United States -- Introduction -- Physiography and Climate -- Basin Landscape and Land Use -- The Rivers -- Pecos River -- Physiography, Climate, and Land Use -- River Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Chemistry -- River Biodiversity and Ecology -- Algae and Cyanobacteria -- Plants -- Invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Ecosystem Processes. , Human Impacts and Special Features.

Additional Edition: Print version: Delong, Michael D. Rivers of North America San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology,c2023 ISBN 9780128188477

Language: English