Streams: Their Ecology and Life
Streams is a handbook that combines a discussion of the ecology of streams and rivers, in layperson language, with an illustrated field guide of the plants and animals found in running waters of North America. Various illustrations and maps accompany the text. The authors are extremely well known--Cushing is the lead content provider for an America On-Line service provided through Trout Unlimited entitled "Ask Dr. Cushing." He is frequently asked the sorts of questions that are answered in...
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Streams are important habitats and are complicated because so many different kinds of animals and plants live in or near them. This book, in four parts, explains stream ecology to the general reader. The first part describes the ecological processes and interactions that take place in streams and rivers. The dynamic aspects of streams, including the abiotic factors, energy sources, and food webs, are defined, described, and reviewed. The second part of the book is a simplified classification of streams and rivers that relies on the size of the river as well as on the geographic location of rivers. The third part of the book is a description of the animals and plants commonly in and along the streams and rivers mostly of North America. The last chapter of the book is devoted to the various threats to America's rivers and streams."This informative volume is exactly what has long been needed - a book that tells us how rivers and their essential life systems work. Every reader's understanding of our watery lifelines will be enhanced by the superb knowledge and wisdom that these fine scientists impart. Streams: Their Ecology and Life will become a useful tool for better care of our waterways and an essential companion to river enthusiasts."—TIM PALMER, author of Lifelines: The Case for River Conservation, America by Rivers, and The Heart of America. Charles F. Gauvin This book is very well organized. It is a comprehensive volume that covers all the basics of stream ecology and would serve as a useful reference for both professional and lay audiences...This is the best available road map through the scientific complexities of a discipline that informs our understanding of environmental quality. —Trout Unlimited
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. IThe Ecology of Rivers and Streams1Rivers as Dynamic Physical Entities32Abiotic Factors183Energy Resources324Feeding Roles and Food Webs445Ecology: The Structure and Function of Riverine Ecosystems55Pt. IITypes of Rivers6Trout Streams677Large Rivers of the West888Diverse Rivers of the Southeast1049Warm-Water Rivers of the Midwest11710Desert Rivers of the Southwest12811Special Riverine Systems140Pt. IIIThe Biota of Rivers12Algae15313Higher Plants: The Macrophytes16514Insects17615Mollusks22216Crustaceans23717Other Invertebrates24618Fishes25719Reptiles and Amphibians29320Birds30521Mammals314Pt. IVManagement, Conservation, and Restoration of Rivers22Coping with the Threats to America's Rivers329Conversion Factors348Suppliers of Sampling and Collection Equipment349References350Index359
\ From the Publisher"This informative volume is exactly what has long been needed - a book that tells us how rivers and their essential life systems work. Every reader's understanding of our watery lifelines will be enhanced by the superb knowledge and wisdom that these fine scientists impart." --Tim Palmer, author of Lifelines: The Case for River Conservation\ \ \ \ \ Tim PalmerThis informative volume is exactly what has long been needed - a book that tells us how rivers and their essential life systems work. Every reader's understanding of our watery lifelines will be enhanced by the superb knowledge and wisdom that these fine scientists impart. Streams: Their Ecology and Life will become a useful tool for better care of our waterways and an essential companion to river enthusiasts.\ \ \ Judy MeyerWhen the president of a local watershed protection group asks me what book to read to learn about streams, I'll recommend this one. It is an engaging introduction to the ecology of rivers and streams. The authors' enthusiasm for the subject is contagious.\ \ \ \ \ Charles F. GauvinThis book is very well organized. It is a comprehensive volume that covers all the basics of stream ecology and would serve as a useful reference for both professional and lay audiences...This is the best available road map through the scientific complexities of a discipline that informs our understanding of environmental quality. —Trout Unlimited\ \ \ \ \ Rosemary J. MackayCushing and Allen have written an attractive and easy-to-read book that will appeal to the nonprofessional, but seriously interested stream-lover for whom it is intended. Superb color photographs of streams and organisms will please any naturalist. ...the book combines the advantages of reference book and field guide, and provides a nontrivial account of ecosystem function in streams and rivers. ...All in all, a good book that J-NABS readers can confidently recommend to others, especially nonprofessionals.\ \
