Aquatic Food Webs

An Ecosystem Approach

Edited by A Belgrano, U Scharler, J Dunne and B Ulanowicz

Food webs have always been of interest to ecologists, and remain central to questions about stability and diversity. Furthermore, they are one of the main areas in which ....

Aquaculture Genome Technologies

Edited by John Liu

Genomics is a rapidly growing scientific field with applications ranging from improved disease resistance to increased rate of growth. Aquaculture Genome Technologies ....

The Biology of Temporary Waters

D Dudley Williams

This new volume updates and replaces the same author's 1987 book, `Ecology of Temporary Waters' (Chapman and Hall, 1987). ....

Dynamic Aquaria

Building and Restoring Living Ecosystems

Walter H Adey and Karen Loveland

Now in its third edition, this praised book demonstrates how the living systems modeling of aquatic ecosystems for ecological, biological and physiological research, and ....

Hudson River Fishes and their Environment

Edited by John Waldman, Karin Limburg and David Strayer

Contains new findings about the ecological and environmental workings of the Hudson River and the effects on fishes. Chapter authors present important new findings ....

Landscape Influences on Stream Habitats and Biological Assemblages

Edited by Robert Hughes, Lizhu Wang and Paul Seelbach

This book synthesizes current knowledge of the influences of landscape on stream ecosystems, and evaluates the potential for watershed management and instream ....

Long-term Limnological Research and Monitoring at Crater Lake, Oregon

A benchmark study of a deep and exceptionally clear montane caldera lake

Edited by Gary L Larson, Robert W Collier and Mark W Buktenica

Crater Lake is located in the caldera of Mount Mazama in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. The lake has a surface area of about 53 km2 at an elevation of 1882 m and a ....

A Practical Guide to the Management of Saline Lagoons

Edited by N Symes and P Robertson

This is a practical handbook that is based on the management experiences at ten man made lagoon sites in the east and south of England. The book provides guidance in the ....

A Rapid Assessment of the Biodiversity and Social Aspects of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Orinoco Delta and the Gulf of Paria, Venezuela

Edited by Carlos A Lasso, Leeanne E. Alonso et al

This Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) bulletin reports on the findings of the 2002 AquaRAP survey of the aquatic ecosystems of the Gulf of Paria and Orinoco Delta in Venezuela. ....

A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystems of the Pastaza River Basin, Ecuador and Peru

Edited by Philip W Willink, Barry Chernoff and Jennifer McCullough

Restoration and Management of Lakes and Reservoirs

GD Cooke, EB Welch, SA Peterson and PR Neworth

It has been more than ten years since the last edition of the bestselling Restoration and Management of Lakes and Reservoirs. In that time, lake and reservoir management and ....

Species and System Selection for Sustainable Aquaculture

Edited by Pingsun Leung, Cheng-Sheng Lee and Patricia O'Bryen

As aquaculture production continues to grow and develop there is a continuous search for new species to culture to be able to fully exploit new national and international ....

Submarine Groundwater

Igor S Zekster, Lorne G Everett and Roald G Dzhamalov

Submarine Groundwater presents quantitative data relating groundwater contribution to the water/salt balance of regional and global bodies of water. It describes the role of ....

Benguela: Predicting a Large Marine Ecosystem

Edited by Vere Shannon et al

This is a book which examines much of what we know and also what we don't know about the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem and its inherent variability. Building on recent ....

Biodiversity in Enclosed Seas and Artificial Marine Habitats

Proceedings of the 39th European Marine Biology Symposium, held in Genoa, Italy, 21-24 July 2004

Edited by Giulio Relini and John Ryland

The main themes of the Symposium were biodiversity in enclosed and semi-enclosed seas and artificial habitats, and the restoration of degraded systems. These themes are ....

Blue Frontier

Saving America's Living Seas

David Helvarg

Discusses the current state of marine ecosystems and profiles ongoing efforts by ocean activists, advocates and coastal communities that may lead to the future protection and ....

Coral Reef Conservation

Edited by Isabelle M Coté and John D Reynolds

Coral reefs are the 'rain forests' of the ocean, containing the highest diversity of marine organisms and facing the greatest threats from humans. As shallow-water coastal ....

Coral Reef Restoration Handbook

William F Precht

Coral reefs have undergone dramatic deterioration in the past two decades. The degradation of these economically and environmentally important resources is evident ....

Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems

Biological-Physical Interactions in the Oceans

Kenneth H Mann and John RN Lazier

New edition of this standard text on marine ecosystems. ....

The Effect of Fully and Partially Protected Marine Reserves on Coral Reef Fish Populations in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Elizabeth Tyler

A thesis submitted to the University of Oxford in application for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy; Linacre College, Michaelmas term 2005. ....

Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology

Edited by Richard B Aronson

Coral reefs around the world are sustaining massive damage at an alarming rate. Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology provides a uniquely historical ....

Marine Biodiversity

Patterns and Processes

Edited by Rupert FG Ormond, John D Gage and Martin V Angel

The biodiversity of many ecosystems is under threat and although seas cover the majority of our planet's surface, far less is known about the biodiversity of marine environments ....

Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Human Well-Being

Synthesis Report

Edited by UNEP

A synthesis report based on the findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. This report is a synthesis of the findings of the MA on marine and coastal ecosystems, taken ....

Marine Ecosystems and Climate Variation

The North Atlantic - A Comparative Perspective

Edited by N Stenseth, G Ottersen, J Hurrell and A Belgrano

The ecological impact of climate variability on population dynamics is addressed at the full range of trophic levels, from phytoplankton through zooplankton and fish to marine ....

Marine Eutrophication in Perspective

On the Relevance of Ecology for Environmental Policy

Folkert de Jong

Is ecological knowledge relevant for environmental policy and if so, to what extent and in what way? These are some of the basic questions addressed in this book. ....

Oceans

A Scientific American Reader

Edited by Scientific American

Covering nearly three-quarters of our planet, the world's oceans are a vast and unique ecosystem from which all life on Earth originated. But each year the marine realm is ....

Priority Issues in the Mediterranean Environment (Revised Edition)

Edited by European Environment Agency

The environment around the Mediterranean Sea region will not improve until there is the political will to enforce current and future environment legislation, says a new report, ....

Protecting the Gulf's Marine Ecosystems from Pollution

Edited by Hans-Jorg Barth

This volume reviews present sources and levels of pollution in The Gulf, assesses their causes and effects on biota and ecosystems, and identifies preventive and remedial ....

Top Predators in Marine Ecosystems

Their Role in Monitoring and Management

Edited by Ian Boyd, Sarah Wanless and CJ Camphuysen

The sustainable exploitation of the marine environment depends upon our capacity to develop systems of management with predictable outcomes. Unfortunately, marine ....

Asian-Pacific Coasts and their Management: States of Environment

Edited by Nobuo Mimura

Coastal zones form a huge variety of natural environments, providing rich resources to humans. They are the place where active interaction occurs between land-based activities ....

Atlantic Coast Beaches

A Guide to Ripples, Dunes, and Other Natural Features of the Seashore

William Neal, Orrin Pilkey and Joseph Kelley

At first glance, the beach may appear to be an endless, flat, monotone landscape. Upon closer inspection, though, the beach reveals that it has myriad treasures for the ....

Biogeochemistry of Estuaries

Thomas S Bianchi

Biogeochemsitry of Estuaries offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary biogeochemical cycling in estuaries. Designed as a text for intermediate to advanced students, this ....

The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses

Peter Hogarth

Mangroves and seagrasses form extensive and highly productive ecosystems that are biologically diverse and economically valuable. This new edition has been thoroughly ....

The Changing Faces of Europe's Coastal Areas

Edited by European Environment Agency

This report provides information on the state of the environment in the coastal areas of Europe, and provides evidence of the need for a more integrated, long-term approach. ....

Changing Land Use Patterns in the Coastal Zone

Managing Environmental Quality in Rapidly Developing Regions

Edited by GS Kleppel, M Richard DeVoe and Mac V Rawson

Coastal ecosystems make up some of the most important, yet most endangered, regions in the world. The protection of the unique processes that take place in these ecosystems ....

Coastal Dunes

Ecology and Conservation

Edited by ML Martinez and NP Psuty

Brings together coastal dune specialists from tropical and temperate latitudes, to cover a wide range of topics, including: geomorphology, community dynamics, ecophysiology, ....

Coastal Geomorphology

An Introduction

Eric Bird

Coastal Geomorphology is a comprehensive and systematic introduction to this subject and demonstrates the dynamic nature of coastal landforms, providing a background for ....

Saltmarsh Conservation, Management and Restoration

J Patrick Doody

Coastal habitats provide the link between the land and the sea. They are dynamic, combine to form ecosystems of great complexity and provide significant areas for ....

Coastal Planning and Management

Robert Kay and Jacqueline Alder

Offers a comprehensive toolkit for both coastal professionals and students of coastal management, emphasizing tools for the development, evaluation and implementation of all ....

Ecology of Baltic Coastal Waters

Edited by Ulrich Schiewer

This volume provides the first comprehensive overview of the enormous ecological diversity of Baltic coastal ecosystems. A short introduction into the Baltic Sea as a ....

Science of Ecosystem-Based Estuary Management

Narragansett Bay in the 21st Century

Edited by Alan Desbonnet, Ames Borden Colt and Barry A Costa-Pierce

This book addresses the broad problem of coastal nutrient pollution. In the U.S., approximately two-thirds of the coastal rivers and bays are moderately to severely ....

The Ecology of Sandy Shores

Anton McLachlan and Alec Brown

Provides a one-volume resource for understanding the conservation and management of the sandy shore ecosystem. Covering all beach types, and addressing issues from the ....

Environmentally Friendly Coastal Protection

Edited by C Zimmermann, RG Dean, V Penchev and HJ Verhagen

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Environmentally Friendly Coastal Protection Structures, Varna, Bulgaria, 25-27 May 2004. ....

Estuaries

Monitoring and Modeling the Physical System

Jack Hardisty

Estuaries represent one of the most complex and fascinating of the natural environments, where constantly changing water depths generate rapidly reversing currents and transport ....

Estuarine Ecohydrology

Eric Wolanski

This book focuses on the principal components of an estuary. Although each chapter contains rigorous specialist knowledge, it is presented in an accessible way that ....

Functioning of Microphytobenthos in Estuaries

Edited by Jacco C Kromkamp, Jody FC de Brouwer, Gerard F Blanchard et al

Intertidal mudflats are an important component of estuaries and they fringe large areas of the European coastlines. They form natural barriers protecting coastal areas from the ....

Future Flooding and Coastal Erosion Risks

CR Thorne, EP Evans and EC Penning-Rowsell

This book presents a comprehensive insight into the flooding system, spanning multiple disciplines across different sectors of the flood and flood management professions. It ....

Global Coastal Change

Ivan Valiela

Global Coastal Change provides a comprehensive overview of the environmental factors changing the marine systems of the world including atmospheric changes, sea level rise, ....

Global Coastal Change

Ivan Valiela

Global Coastal Change provides a comprehensive overview of the environmental factors changing the marine systems of the world including atmospheric changes, sea level rise, ....

Managing Coastal Vulnerability

Edited by Lorraine McFadden, Robert Nicholls and Edmund Penning-Rowsell

This book breaks down primary concepts of coastal vulnerability by providing a thorough discussion of the concept. It addresses coastal vulnerability around the world with ....

Mangroves and Sediment Dynamics Along the Coasts of Southern Thailand

Udomluck Thampanya

Mangroves inhabit tropical coastlines and are particularly abundant along deltas and bays where rivers bring freshwater and sediment to the sea. This habitat witnesses great ....

Sea Change

Britain's Coastal Catastrophe

Richard Girling

We have a special relationship with the sea. It is the single most powerful driver of our economy, our lifestyle and our politics. It affects what we eat, how we use the ....

Submarine Mass Movements and their Consequences

Edited by Vasilios Lykousis, Dimitris Sakellariou and Jacques Locat

This book provides a world-wide perspective of submarine mass movements and their consequences. This has been made possible by assembling excellent contributions from ....

Wave-Swept Shore

The Rigors of Life on a Rocky Coast

Mimi Koehl and Anne Wertheim Rosenfeld

Take a close look at a wave-battered coast and you will discover a rich, fascinating, and remarkably brutal environment. Here, animals and plants exposed to wind, sun, and ....

Biology of Hawaiian Streams and Estuaries

Edited by Neal L Evenhuis and J Fitzsimmons

Proceedings of the Symposium on the Biology of Hawaiian Streams and Estuaries. Hilo, Hawai'i, 26-27 April 2005. Provides an overview of the current knowledge about the ....

The Biology of Lakes and Ponds

Christer Brönmark and Lars-Anders Hansson

An accessible overview of freshwater organisms and their biotic interactions which integrates traditional limnology with modern ecological ideas and also includes ....

Biology and Management of Coregonid Fishes - 2005

Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on the Biology and Management of Coregonid Fishes held in Olsztyn, Poland, 21-27 August 2005

Edited by Malgorzata Jankun et al

Coregonids (whitefish, vendace, cisco, etc.) are cold-water adapted fishes common throughout the Holarctic in North America, Europe and Asia. They have evolved into a ....

Diatom Monographs, Volume 9: Diversity and Ecology of Benthic Diatom Communities in Relation to Acidity, Acidification and Recovery of Lakes and Rivers

Janina Kwandrans

Ecology of Lakes and Reservoirs

Edited by VB Sakhare

17 research papers and case studies from India. ....

The Ecological Status of European Rivers

Evaluation and Intercalibration of Assessment Methods

Edited by MT Furse, D Hering, K Brabec, A Buffagni, L Sandin and PFM Verdonschot

The monitoring of benthic diatoms, macrophytes, macroinvertebrates and fish will be the backbone of future water management in Europe. This book describes and compares the ....

The Geology, Biodiversity and Ecology of Lake Hövsgöl (Mongolia)

Edited by Clyde E Goulden

Lake Hovsgol, a sister lake to Lake Baikal, is Mongolia's largest freshwater lake and due to its location at the southern boundary of the Siberian Taiga and its transition to ....

Habitat Explorer: Rivers, Ponds and Lakes

Nick Baker

Rivers, Ponds and Lakes explains why water is a good place to live, what equipment you can make (such as a water guage) and what to take. You will learn how water creatures ....

A Handbook for Stream Enhancement & Stewardship

Izaak Walton League of America

Decades, or even centuries, of changing and competing land uses have left many of the world's streams degraded, in poor health, and out of balance with the ever-shifting ....

Limnoecology

The Ecology of Lakes and Streams

Winfried Lampert and Ulrich Sommer

Designed to be used in both fields with equal success this book covers all the key issues of limnology while the structure and underlying concepts are those found in ....

Lochnagar

The Natural History of a Mountain Lake

Edited by Neil L Rose

The remote mountain loch of Lochnagar is one of the most studied freshwater bodies in Europe. It is an area of outstanding, although harsh, natural beauty, a favourite ....

Macrophytes in Aquatic Ecosystems: From Biology to Management

Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Aquatic Weeds, European Weed Research Society

Edited by JM Caffrey, A Dutartre, J Haury, KM Murphy and M Wade

Macrophytes and macrophytes ecology have gained an added importance with the introduction of, and legal requirement to implement, the European Water Framework ....

Methods in Stream Ecology

Edited by F Richard Hauer and Gary A Lamberti

This bestselling title has been significantly revised and updated. Now including important information on remote sensing, the relation between stream flow and ....

A Practitioner's Guide to Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation

Nicole Silk and Kristine Ciruna

Looks set to become a standard reference for all those concerned with freshwater biodiversity conservation globally. Sponsored by the US-based international conservation ....

Principles of Water Law and Administration

National and International

DA Caponera and M Nanni

This revised edition provides a tool for dealing with current legal and institutional aspects of water resources management. New information has been added, which includes ....

River and Stream Ecosystems of the World

Edited by CE Cushing, KW Cummins and GW Minshall

This volume is a compilation of data from streams throughout the world using the templet of the River Continuum Concept (RCC) as a model for analysis. Each chapter evaluates the ....

Soil Erosion and Sediment Redistribution in River Catchments

Measurement, Modelling and Management

Edited by PN Owens and AJ Collins

This book reviews the major achievements recently made in soil erosion and sediment redistribution research and management, and identifies future requirements. The book ....

Stream Ecology

Structure and Function of Running Waters

J David Allan and Maria M Castillo

Extensively revised and updated from the successful first edition to include major developments over the past decade. Although the subject matter is relatively advanced, ....

The Becher Wetlands - A Ramsar Site

Evolution of Wetland Habitats and Vegetation Associations on a Holocene Coastal Plain, South-Western Australia

Christine Semeniuk

This book is a landmark study of the Holocene evolution and functioning of a suite of seasonal wetland basins in the temperate coastal zone of Western Australia. In 2001, a ....

The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands

Arnold G van der Valk

Concise introduction to wetlands. ....

Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands

Edited by Darold P Batzer and Rebecca R Sharitz

Designed as a textbook, this volume is an important, up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible survey in ecology of freshwater and estuarine wetlands. Prominent wetland ....

Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United States

Edited by William H Conner, Thomas W Doyle and Ken W Krauss

Tidal freshwater swamps are unique wetland systems occupying low relief coastal areas subjected to both upland runoff and tidal flooding. These systems are especially ....

Lagoons and Coastal Wetlands in the Global Change Context

Impact and Management Issues

Edited by Pierluigi Viaroli, Pierre Lasserre and Pierpaolo Campostrini

Selected papers of the International Conference "CoastWetChange", Venice 26-28 April 2004, reprinted from Hydrobiologia volume 577 (2006). ....

Land Cover and Avian Biodiversity in Rice Fields and Mangroves of West Africa

D Bos, I Grigoras and A Ndiaye

The west coast of Africa, from southern Senegal to Sierra Leone, is characterised by extensive mangrove vegetation, interspersed with rice-fields and tidal flats. Many ....

Marshes

The Disappearing Edens

William Burt

Drawn since boyhood to the beauty and allure of marshes, naturalist William Burt has prowled them by day and night, in every season, from one edge of North America to the ....

The Middle Paraná River

Limnology of a Subtropical Wetland

Edited by Martin H Iriondo, Juan Cesar Paggi and Maria Julieta Parma

The Middle Parana River, one of the largest rivers in the world, is exceptionally rich in fauna and flora and provides researchers a glimpse into an ecosystem yet undisturbed ....

Pantanal: South America's Wetland Jewel

Theo Allofs, Russell A Mittermeier et al

Published in association with Conservation International, this is a superbly illustrated volume on the area's ecology, people, plants, animals and conservation efforts. ....

The Saltmarsh Creation Handbook: A Project Manager's Guide to the Creation of Saltmarsh and Intertidal Mudflat

AS Nottage and PA Robertson

Excellent new RSPB handbook, jointly published with the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). ....

Wetlands

Monitoring, Modelling and Management

Edited by Tomasz Okruszko, Edward Maltby et al

Proceedings of the International Conference W3M "Wetlands: Modelling, Monitoring, Management", Wierzba, Poland, 22-25 September 2005. ....

Wetlands

Functioning, Biodiversity Conservation, and Restoration

Edited by R Bobbink, B Beltman, JTA Verhoeven and DF Whigham

Together with its companion volume Wetlands and Natural Resource Management, this volume gives a broad and well-integrated overview of recent major scientific results in ....

Wetlands

Peter D Moore

Where do wetland habitats occur on the planet? What factors control their distribution? What threats impact these areas, and how much conservation effort is necessary? In a ....

Wetlands

William J Mitsch and James G Gosselink

For more than two decades, William Mitsch and James Gosselink's Wetlands has been the premier reference on wetlands for ecologists, land use planners, and water resource ....

Wetland Archaeology and Environments

Regional Issues, Global Perspectives

Edited by MC Lillie and S Ellis

For the past thirty years or so, wetlands have been at the forefront of developments in understanding past cultural activity and associated landscapes. The exceptional ....

Wetland Drainage, Restoration, and Repair

Thomas R. Biebighauser

Wetlands are a vital part of the landscape and ecology of the United States, providing critical habitat for fish and wildlife; yet they are being destroyed at an alarming ....

Wetland Ecology and Management

A Process Oriented Approach

CJ Richardson and S Bridgham

Wetlands and Natural Resource Management

Edited by JTA Verhoeven, B Beltman, R Bobbink and DF Whigham

Together with its companion volume Wetlands: Functioning, Biodiversity Conservation, and Restoration, this volume gives a broad and well-integrated overview of recent ....

Wetland Restoration Manual

The Wildlife Trusts' Water Policy Team

The Wildlife Trusts' definitive work on wetland restoration, creation and management, this 16-chapter, 660-page, ring-bound manual contains all the information you will need ....

Wetland Systems to Control Urban Runoff

M Scholz

Wetland Systems to Control Urban Runoff integrates natural and constructed wetlands, and sustainable drainage techniques into traditional water and wastewater systems used to ....

Wetlands Through Time

Edited by Stephen F Greb and William A DiMichele

The importance of wetlands in the global ecology is undisputed. This is not only true of present wetlands, but has been true of wetlands for at least the last 400 million years. ....