Tropical Stream EcologyDavid Dudgeon Elsevier, 2011 M05 4 - 370 páginas Tropical Stream Ecology describes the main features of tropical streams and their ecology. It covers the major physico-chemical features, important processes such as primary production and organic-matter transformation, as well as the main groups of consumers: invertebrates, fishes and other vertebrates. Information on concepts and paradigms developed in north-temperate latitudes and how they do not match the reality of ecosystems further south is expertly addressed. The pressing matter of conservation of tropical streams and their biodiversity is included in almost every chapter, with a final chapter providing a synthesis on conservation issues. For the first time, Tropical Stream Ecology places an important emphasis on viewing research carried out in contributions from international literature.
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Chapter 2 Primary Production in Tropical Streams and Rivers | 23 |
Chapter 3 Organic Matter Processing in Tropical Streams | 43 |
Composition Life Histories and Production | 65 |
Chapter 5 Fish Ecology in Tropical Streams | 107 |
Chapter 6 Aquatic SemiAquatic and Riparian Vertebrates | 147 |
Chapter 7 Riparian Wetlands of Tropical Streams | 199 |
Chapter 8 Tropical HighAltitude Streams | 219 |
Chapter 9 Are Tropical Streams Ecologically Different from Temperate Streams? | 257 |
Chapter 10 Tropical Stream Conservation | 285 |
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Colour insert between pages 136 and 137 | 317 |
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