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003			OCoLC
005			20180529114428.0
008			091027s2008 ne abf ob 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9780123706126
020			_a0123706122
020			_a9780080888002 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_a0080888003 _q(electronic bk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)460107853
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dAU
049			_aAlfaisal Main Library
050		4	_aQH541.5.S7 _bT56 2008
100	1		_aThorp, James H.
245	1	4	_aThe riverine ecosystem synthesis : _btoward conceptual cohesiveness in river science / _cJames H. Thorp, Martin C. Thoms and Michael D. Delong.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aAmsterdam ; _aBoston : _bAcademic Press, _c2008.
300			_a1 online resource (xv, 208 pages, [7] pages of plates) : _billustrations (some color), maps (some color).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aAquatic ecology series
520			_aThis book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems. This "riverine ecosystem synthesis" (RES) is a result of combining several theories published in recent decades, dealing with aquatic and terrestrial systems. New analyses are fused with a variety of new perspectives on how river network ecosystems are structured and function, and how they change along longitudinal, lateral, and temporal dimensions. Among these novel perspectives is a dramatically new view of the role of hydrogeomorphic forces in forming functional process zones from headwaters to the mouths of great rivers. Designed as a useful tool for aquatic scientists worldwide whether they work on small streams or great rivers and in forested or semi-arid regions, this book will provide a means for scientists to understand the fundamental and applied aspects of rivers in general and includes a practical guide and protocols for analyzing individual rivers. This combination of theoretical and applied analysis is quite unique in running freshwater ecology. Specific examples of rivers in at least four continents (Africa, Australia, Europe and North America) serve to illustrate the power and utility of the RES concept. . Develops the classic, seminal article in River Research and Applications, "A Model of Biocomplexity in River Networks Across Space and Time" which introduced the RES concept for the first time . Provides a guide to the practical analysis of individual rivers using the Riverine Ecosystems Synthesis and extends its use from pristine ecosystems to modern, human-modified rivers. . An essential aid both to the study fundamental and applied aspects of rivers, such as rehabilitation, management, monitoring, assessment, and flow manipulation of river networks.
505	0		_aFramework for the Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis (RES); Introduction to the RES; Historical Perspectives on Lotic Concepts; Functional Process Zones along a River's Longitudinal Dimension; Hierarchical Patch Dynamics in River Networks; Some Proposed Model Tenets; Applying the RES to Individual Rivers; Defining the Hydrogeomorphic Character of a River Network; Applying Hierarchical Patch Dynamics in Lotic Research; Systems to Modern Working Rivers; Practical Applications of the RES; Concluding Remarks.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 181-201) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction to the riverine ecosystem synthesis -- Historical and recent perspectives on riverine concepts -- Hierarchical patch dynamics in riverine landscapes -- The spatial arrangement of river systems : the emergence of hydrogeomorphic patches -- Defining the hydrogeomorphic character of a riverine ecosystem -- Ecological implications of the riverine ecosystem synthesis : some proposed biocomplexity tenets (hypotheses) -- Ecogeomorphology of altered riverine landscapes : implications for biocomplexity tenets -- Practical applications of the riverine ecosystem synthesis in management and conservation settings.
588	0		_aPrint version record.
590			_aElsevier _bScienceDirect All Books
650		0	_aStream ecology.
650		0	_aFluvial geomorphology.
650		7	_aSCIENCE _xEnvironmental Science (see also Chemistry _xEnvironmental) _2bisacsh
650		7	_aNATURE _xEcosystems & Habitats _xWilderness. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aNATURE _xEcology. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSCIENCE _xLife Sciences _xEcology. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aFluvial geomorphology. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01200702
650		7	_aStream ecology. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01134567
650		7	_aAquatisches Ökosystem _2gnd
650		7	_aFluss _2gnd
650		7	_aHydrologie _2gnd
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aThoms, Martin C.
700	1		_aDelong, Michael D.
710	2		_aScienceDirect eBooks.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aThorp, James H. _tRiverine ecosystem synthesis. _b1st ed. _dAmsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, 2008 _z9780123706126 _z0123706122 _w(OCoLC)229025983
830		0	_aAquatic ecology series.
856	4	0	_uhttp://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123706126
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