Methods in Stream Ecology

by F. Richard Hauer (Editor), Gary Lamberti (Editor)

Overview

Methods in Stream Ecology, Second Edition, provides a complete series of field and laboratory protocols in stream ecology that are ideal for teaching or conducting research. This updated edition reflects recent advances in the technology associated with ecological assessment of streams, including remote sensing. In addition, the relationship between stream flow and alluviation has been added, and a new chapter on riparian zones is also included. The book features exercises in each chapter; detailed instructions, illustrations, formulae, and data sheets for in-field research for students; and taxanomic keys to common stream invertebrates and algae. With a student-friendly price, this book is key for all students and researchers in stream and freshwater ecology, freshwater biology, marine ecology, and river ecology. This text is also supportive as a supplementary text for courses in watershed ecology/science, hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, and landscape ecology. - Exercises in each chapter - Detailed instructions, illustrations, formulae, and data sheets for in-field research for students - Taxanomic keys to common stream invertebrates and algae - Link from Chapter 22: FISH COMMUNITY COMPOSITION to an interactive program for assessing and modeling fish numbers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080547435
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	04/27/2011
Series:	Methods in Stream Ecology Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	896
File size:	28 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Ric Hauer is Professor of Limnology at Flathead Lake Biological Station at The University of Montana. His research interests encompass the fields of stream and wetland ecology. The continuing goal of his research is a synthesis of these many areas of organismal biology and ecology and their application toward holistic understanding of stream and wetland environments.
Dr. Gary A. Lamberti is Professor of Biological Sciences and Director of the Stream and Wetland Ecology Laboratory (SWEL) at the University of Notre Dame, where he teaches Biostatistics, Stream Ecology, Restoration Ecology, and a variety of topical graduate courses. His major research interests include (1) food web ecology of streams and wetlands, ranging from microbes to fish; (2) the ecology of native and introduced Pacific salmon; and (3) the impacts of climate change, toxins, and invasive species on aquatic ecosystem function. He retains a fundamental love for aquatic invertebrates, which permeates all of his research. He has also successfully advised 27 M.S. and Ph.D. students to completion and countless undergraduates have conducted research in his laboratory. Dr. Lamberti has over 175 publications dealing with various aspects of aquatic ecology, and has co-edited the Elsevier book entitled Methods in Stream Ecology, now in its 3rd edition. At Notre Dame, he also directs the GLOBES Graduate Certificate Program in Environment and Society. Dr. Lamberti is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and past-President of the Society for Freshwater Science, an international society of aquatic ecologists.

Read an Excerpt

Now Available in Paperback!

Table of Contents

Section A: Physical Processes1. Landscapes And Catchment Basins2. Valley Segments, Stream Reaches, And Channel Units3. Discharge Measurements And Streamflow Analysis4. Dynamics Of Flow5. Temperature, Light, And Oxygen 6. Hyporheic Zones Section B: Material Storage And Transport7. Fluvial Geomorphic Processes8. Solute Dynamics9. Phosphorus Limitation, Uptake, And Turnover In Stream Algae10. Nitrogen Dynamics11. Dissolved Organic Carbon12. Transport And Storage Of Fpom13. Cpom And Large Wood Section C: Stream Biota14. Heterotrophic Mirobes15. Fungi: Biomass, Production And Sporulation Of Aquatic Hyphomycetes16. Benthic Algae: Distribution And Structure17. Biomass And Pigments Of Benthic Algae18. Macrophytes And Bryophytes19. Meiofauna20. Macroinvertebrates21. Macroinvertebrate Movements: Drift, Colonization, And Emergence22. Fish Community Composition Section D: Community Interactions23. Plant - Herbivore Interactions24. Predator-Prey Interactions25. Trophic Relations Of Macroinvertebrates26. Trophic Relations Of Stream Fishes27. Stream Food Webs Section E: Ecosystem Processes28. Primary Productivity And Community Respiration29. Secondary Production Of Macroinvertebrates30. Decomposition In Stream Ecosystems31. Riparian Processes And Interactions32. Effects Of Nutrient Enrichment On Periphyton 33. Surface-Subsurface Interactions In Streams Section F: Ecosystem Quality34. Algae As Biotic Indicators Of Environmental Quality35. Macroinvertebrates As Biotic Indicators Of Environmental Quality36. Pollution And Toxicological Assessment

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

This bestselling book revised and updated!

Editorial Reviews

Provides a complete series of field and laboratory protocols in stream ecology, for use in teaching or conducting research. Covers the areas of physical stream ecology, material storage and transport, stream biota, community interactions, and ecosystem processes. Includes detailed instructions, illustrations, formulae, and data sheets for conducting stream ecology, plus chapter exercises and questions, and taxonomic keys to common stream invertebrates and algae. For a beginning course in stream ecology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"This book is packed with the latest and best ‘how to’ information for field and laboratory work in streams. The new edition has expanded content, a larger format, and much better graphics...The greatest content change is the addition of a 6th section entitled Ecosystem Quality. Section 6 is anchored by a substantially rewritten chapter on ‘Macroinvertebrates as Biotic Indicators of Environmental Quality’...I like the way in which doable, detailed, stepwise exercises, including the math, are provided in a format appealing to students interested in conducting stream studies...I think that even an advanced high school student with access to this book should be able design an independent study project in stream ecology. I would really like to see it in high school libraries, as well as on college and university campuses. The greatest strength of this book is that it is written by leading authorities in stream ecology. The structure is better organized and more informative than the previous edition. The format is conducive to teaching and learning. I grade this book an 'A'. —Ben Stout, Wheeling Jesuit University, West Virginia, USA

From the Publisher