River Ecology: Science and Management for a Changing World

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Prof Michael A. Mallin (Research Professor, Research Professor, Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA)

River Ecology

Science and Management for a Changing World

Prof Michael A. Mallin (Research Professor, Research Professor, Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA)

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Oxford University Press
03 August 2023

Freshwater biology, limnology; Limnology (freshwater); Applied ecology; Conservation of wildlife & habitats

Rivers have been vitally important to human populations worldwide for millennia as

By: Prof Michael A. Mallin (Research Professor Research Professor Biology and Marine Biology University of North Carolina Wilmington USA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 918g
ISBN: 9780199549528
ISBN 10: 0199549524
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 03 August 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1: The Physical Nature of River Ecosystems 2: Nutrients and River Ecosystems 3: Lotic Primary Producers: Phytoplankton and Periphyton 4: Lotic Primary Producers: Macroalgae and Macrophytes 5: Stream and River Invertebrate Communities 6: Feeding the River: Unifying Concepts 7: Riverine Fishes and Other Vertebrate Communities 8: Blackwater Streams and Rivers 9: The Ecology of Tidal Creeks 10: Altering the Natural Flow: Dams and River Fragmentation 11: Reservoir Limnology 12: Industrial Pollution of Streams and Rivers 13: Human Wastewater Treatment and Industrial Livestock Production Wastes 14: Species Loss and Impacts of Invasive Species 15: Ecology and Pollution of Urban Streams 16: Protecting and Restoring Streams and Rivers 17: Floods, Hurricanes, and Climate Change

Michael Mallin is Research Professor at the Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA. His recent research efforts have focused on interrelationships between human landscapes and receiving waters, particularly in terms of microbial contamination and biochemical oxygen demand inputs, and the effectiveness of mitigation strategies to protect stream ecosystems. Professor Mallin is actively involved in science and management boards concerning watershed issues, and his research results have been utilized by the State General Assembly to revise coastal development policies in North Carolina. He was selected as a 2001 Aldo Leopold Environmental Leadership Fellow through the Ecological Society of America.