Ebook: Stream Ecology: Application and Testing of General Ecological Theory
- Tags: Ecology, Environmental Management
- Year: 1983
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Most of the papers included here were part of the Plenary Sym posium on The Testing of General Ecological Theory in Lotic Ecosys tems held in conjunction with the 29th Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society in Provo, Utah, April 28, 1981. Sev eral additional papers were solicited, from recognized leaders in certain areas of specialization, in order to round out the coverage. All of the articles have been critiqued by at least two or three re viewers and an effort was made to rely on authorities in stream and theoretical ecology. In all cases this has helped to insure accur acyand to improve the overall quality of the papers. However, as one of our purposes has been to encourage thought-provoking and even controversial coverage of the topics, material has been retained even though it may upset certain critical readers. It is our hope that these presentations will stimulate further research, encourage the fuller development of a theoretical perspective among lotic ecologists, and lead to the testing of general ecological theories in the stream environment.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Stream Ecology: An Historical and Current Perspective....Pages 1-5
Succession in Streams....Pages 7-27
Primary Productivity in Streams....Pages 29-53
Density Independence Versus Density Dependence in Streams....Pages 55-77
Use of Behavioral Experiments to Test Ecological Theory in Streams....Pages 79-97
The Importance of Competitive Interactions Within Stream Populations and Communities....Pages 99-136
Competition, Colonization Patterns, and Disturbance in Stream Benthic Communities....Pages 137-156
Plant-Herbivore Interactions in Stream Systems....Pages 157-189
Predator-Prey Relationships in Streams....Pages 191-229
Macroscopic Models of Community Organization: Analyses of Diversity, Dominance, and Stability in Guilds of Predaceous Stream Insects....Pages 231-264
Insect Species Diversity as a Function of Environmental Variability and Disturbance in Stream Systems....Pages 265-278
Application of Island Biogeographic Theory to Streams: Macroinvertebrate Recolonization of the Teton River, Idaho....Pages 279-297
Organic Matter Budgets for Stream Ecosystems: Problems in their Evaluation....Pages 299-353
Stability of Stream Ecosystems....Pages 355-395
Back Matter....Pages 397-399
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Stream Ecology: An Historical and Current Perspective....Pages 1-5
Succession in Streams....Pages 7-27
Primary Productivity in Streams....Pages 29-53
Density Independence Versus Density Dependence in Streams....Pages 55-77
Use of Behavioral Experiments to Test Ecological Theory in Streams....Pages 79-97
The Importance of Competitive Interactions Within Stream Populations and Communities....Pages 99-136
Competition, Colonization Patterns, and Disturbance in Stream Benthic Communities....Pages 137-156
Plant-Herbivore Interactions in Stream Systems....Pages 157-189
Predator-Prey Relationships in Streams....Pages 191-229
Macroscopic Models of Community Organization: Analyses of Diversity, Dominance, and Stability in Guilds of Predaceous Stream Insects....Pages 231-264
Insect Species Diversity as a Function of Environmental Variability and Disturbance in Stream Systems....Pages 265-278
Application of Island Biogeographic Theory to Streams: Macroinvertebrate Recolonization of the Teton River, Idaho....Pages 279-297
Organic Matter Budgets for Stream Ecosystems: Problems in their Evaluation....Pages 299-353
Stability of Stream Ecosystems....Pages 355-395
Back Matter....Pages 397-399
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