Author: Brian A. Whitton
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 744
ISBN-13: 9780520030169
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: International Symposium Use of Algae for Monitoring Rivers
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9789630604970
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Edward G. Bellinger
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-09-20
Total Pages: 379
ISBN-13: 1119964326
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Freshwater Algae: Identification and Use as Bioindicators provides a comprehensive guide to temperate freshwater algae, with additional information on key species in relation to environmental characteristics and implications for aquatic management. The book uniquely combines practical material on techniques and water quality management with basic algal taxonomy and the role of algae as bioindicators. Freshwater Algae: Identification and Use as Bioindicators is divided into two parts. Part I describes techniques for the sampling, measuring and observation of algae and then looks at the role of algae as bioindicators and the implications for aquatic management. Part II provides the identification of major genera and 250 important species. Well illustrated with numerous original illustrations and photographs, this reference work is essential reading for all practitioners and researchers concerned with assessing and managing the aquatic environment.
Author: R. Jan Stevenson
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-03-21
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9400706081
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Rivers around the world are threatened by changes in land use, climate, hydrologic cycles, and biodiversity. Global changes in rivers include, but are not restricted to water flow interruptions, temperature increases, loss of hydrological connectivity, altered water residence times, changes in nutrient loads, increasing arrival of new chemicals, simplification of the physical structure of the systems, occurrence of invasive species, and biodiversity losses. All of them affect the structure and functioning of the river ecosystem, and thereby, their ecosystem services. Understanding the responses of river ecosystems and their services to global change is essential for protecting human well being in all corners of the planet. Rivers provide critical benefits by providing food from fisheries and irrigation, regulating biogeochemical balances, and enriching our aesthetic and cultural experience. Predicting responses of rivers to global change is challenged by the complexity of interactions among these man-made drivers across a mosaic of natural hydrogeomorphic and climatic settings. This book explores the broad range of determinants defining global change and their effects on river ecosystems. Authors have provided thoughtful and insightful treatments of specific topics that relate to the broader theme of global change regulation of river ecosystems.
Author: M. E. Conti
Publisher: WIT Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1845640020
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The aim of this book is to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the use of bioindicators both in assessing environmental quality and as a means of support in environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures.