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Rivers of North America

Author: Arthur C Benke; C E Cushing
Publisher: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, ©2005.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Rivers of North America represents the first comprehensive treatment of North America's rivers, from Southern Mexico to the Arctic. Written by professional biologists and river scientists, the text allows readers to compare systems throughout the continent. Each chapter focuses on a specific basin or region and details its physical, chemical, and biological aspects including human impacts, dam building, water  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Arthur C Benke; C E Cushing
ISBN: 0120882531 9780120882533
OCLC Number: 59003378
Description: xxiii, 1144 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
Contents: Background and approach / Arthur C. Benke, Colbert E. Cushing --
Atlantic Coast rivers of the northeastern United States / John K. Jackson ... [et al.] --
Atlantic Coast rivers of the southeastern United States / Leonard A. Smock, Anne B. Wright, Arthur C. Benke --
Gulf Coast rivers of the southeastern United States / G. Milton Ward, Phillip M. Harris, Amelia K. Ward --
Gulf Coast rivers of the southwestern United States / Clifford N. Dahm, Robert J. Edwards, Frances P. Gelwick --
Lower Mississippi River and its tributaries / Arthur V. Brown [et al.] --
Southern Plains rivers / William J. Matthews [et al.] --
Upper Mississippi River basin / Michael D. DeLong --
Ohio River basin / David White, Karla Johnston, Michael Miller --
Missouri River basin / David L. Galat [et al.] --
Colorado River basin / Dean W. Blinn, N. Leroy Poff --
Pacific Coast rivers of the coterminous United States / James L. Carter, Vincent H. Resh --
Columbia River basin / Jack A. Stanford [et al.] --
Great Basin rivers / Dennis K. Shiozawa, Russell B. Rader --
Fraser River basin / Trefor B. Reynoldson [et al.] --
Pacific Coast rivers of Canada and Alaska / John S. Richardson, Alexander M. Milner --
Yukon River basin / Robert C. Bailey --
Mackenzie River basin / Joseph M. Culp, Terry D. Prowse, Eric A. Luiker --
Nelson and Churchill River basins / David M. Rosenberg [et al.] --
Rivers of Arctic North America / Alexander M. Milner, Mark W. Oswood, Kelly R. Munkittrick --
Atlantic Coast rivers of Canada / Richard A. Cunjak, Robert W. Newbury --
St. Lawrence River basin / James H. Thorp, Gary A. Lamberti, Andrew F. Casper --
Rivers of Mexico / Paul F. Hudson [et al.] --
Overview and prospects / J. David Allan, Arthur C. Benke.
Responsibility: edited by Arthur C. Benke & Colbert E. Cushing.
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"Rivers of North America represents the first comprehensive treatment of North America's rivers, from Southern Mexico to the Arctic. Written by professional biologists and river scientists, the text allows readers to compare systems throughout the continent. Each chapter focuses on a specific basin or region and details its physical, chemical, and biological aspects including human impacts, dam building, water diversions, and pollution. Within these chapters, over 200 rivers are highlighted in one-page summaries. Extensively illustrated with over 180 color photographs and 218 maps/figures, this book will be a primary reference for students in freshwater biology, stream and river ecology, fish and wildlife biology, as well as for river scientists, managers, conservationists, fishermen, and anyone who recognizes the importance of these freshwater ecosystems."--Jacket.

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