2nd Edition

Stream Ecology and Self Purification An Introduction, Second Edition

By Frank R. Spellman, Joanne Drinan Copyright 2001
278 Pages
by CRC Press

261 Pages
by CRC Press

This new edition of a very successful standard reference is expanded and fully reworked. The book explains and quantifies the processes whereby streams cleanse themselves, reducing their pollutant load as a natural process. Mechanisms of purification in running waters have always been critical with regard to clearly identified pollution sources. This new edition explains the self-purifying... Read more
Introduction. Stream Genesis And Structure. Biogeochemical Cycles. Energy Flow in the Ecosystem. Population Ecology. Stream Water. Freshwater Ecology. Stream Ecology. Benthic Macroinvertebrates. Stream Pollution. Biomonitoring. Self-Purification Of Streams. Biological Sampling. Final Comprehensive Examination.

Biography

Spellman\, Frank R.; Drinan\, Joanne