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Oxford : Oxford University Press, c1998

viii, 296 s. : il., mapy ; 24 cm

ISBN 978-0-19-854977-2 (dotisk ; brož.)

Biology of habitats

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Contents // Chapter 1 Running waters: a unique habitat 1 // Water resources, stores, andfluxes 2 // The catchment 4 // Scale 6 // The lotic biota 10 // A unique habitat 12 // Chapter 2 Running water habitats 14 // Patterns in drainage basins 14 // Types oj lotic habitats 19 // Regional similarities and differences 28 // Chapter 3 The habitat templet 30 // Physicalfactors 31 // Water chemistry and the catchment 44 // Flow and hydraulics 55 // Biological interactions 68 // Summary 70 // Chapter 4 Life in running waters 71 // Microorganisms 12 // Plants 74 // Invertebrates 11 // Vertebrates 97 // Chapter 5 Adaptations to life in running waters 104 // Flow refuges 104 // Physiological adaptations 107 // Body form, size, and otherfeatures 110 // Behaviour 122 // Trophic adaptations 133 // Life history patterns 139 // Chapter 6 Energy and nutrients 147 // Food sources and energy flow 147 // Secondary production 155 // Community metabolism and energy budgets 157 // Imf litter breakdown and de tritai processing 158 // CONTENTS // viii // Nutrient producer relationships and nutrient spiralling 162 // longitudinal patterns 165 // Chapter 7 Movement and interaction 170 // Movement, drift, and colonization 1 70 // Species interactions 182 // Chapter 8 Community patterns, diversity, and biogeography 193 // Community patterns and processes 193 // Species diversity 205 // Biogeographic patterns in running water biota 211 // Chapter 9 The use, abuse, and conservation of running waters 11 ater

as a resource ’The consequences of water regulation Water pollution // The effects oj tourism and sport fishing The introduction of exotic species The protection of species and habitats // 215 // 216 222 231 // 238 // 239 241 // Studies in running waters // 245 // Further reading // 250 // References // 253 // Index // 287