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  Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications of Limnology (Aquatic Ecology (Academic Press)) (Hardback) By (author) Walter K. Dodds, By (author) Matt R. Whiles

  

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  Short Description for Freshwater EcologyCovers applied and basic aspects of limnology, with emphasis on wetlands and reservoirs. This text takes a synthetic approach to ecological problems, teaching students how to handle the challenges faced by contemporary aquatic scientists. It offers coverage of climate change, ecosystem function, hypertrophic habitats and secondary production.
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  • Publisher: Academic Press Inc
  • Published: 01 December 2010
  • Format: Hardback 829 pages
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  • Categories: Ecological Science, The Biosphere | Freshwater Biology, Limnology | Limnology (freshwater) | Applied Ecology | Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology | Freshwater Life
  • ISBN 13: 9780123747242 ISBN 10: 0123747244
  • Sales rank: 249,484

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• The second edition of "Freshwater Ecology" is broad, up-to-date treatment of everything from the basic chemical and physical properties of water to advanced unifying concepts of the community ecology and ecosystem relationships as found in continental waters. With 40 per cent new and expanded coverage, this text covers applied and basic aspects of limnology, now with more emphasis on wetlands and reservoirs than in the previous edition. The authors take a synthetic approach to ecological problems, teaching students how to handle the challenges faced by contemporary aquatic scientists. The following are new to this edition: 80 new and updated figures, including a section of color plates; 2 new chapters and expanded coverage throughout; and, 500 new and updated references - expanded revision of Dodds' successful text. In this title, new boxed sections provide more advanced material within the introductory, modular format of the first edition. Basic scientific concepts and environmental applications are featured throughout. There is added coverage of climate change, ecosystem function, hypertrophic habitats and secondary production, as well as expanded coverage of physical limnology, groundwater and wetland habitats, and of the toxic effects of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupters as freshwater pollutants. More on aquatic invertebrates, this title is presented with more images and pictures of a broader range of organisms. It includes expanded coverage of the functional roles of filterer feeding, scraping, and shredding organisms, and a new section on omnivores. There is an expanded appendix on standard statistical techniques - Supporting website with figures, extra material and exercises.