Ebook: Hydroclimate: The Influence of Water Movement in Freshwater Ecology

Sun, wind and water draining from the land interact with the morphological features of a water body to create the environment experienced by freshwater plants and animals. The result of this interaction can be considered as the freshwater hydro climate and this plays the same role as that of conventional climate in terrestrial ecology. Agriculture, for example, has long been supported by specialist meteorological services which not only provide farmers with a sound interpretation of weather and climate without excessive technicality but which also consider relations between climate and the growth of crops and stock. There is a need for a similar service in freshwater ecology and applied biology. This book is the result of a number of years devoted to developing part of that service. It concentrates on the influence of all forms of water movement on the ecology of fresh waters. Water movement implies interest in both the quantity of water moving through river basins which reflects the climate of the catch­ ment as well as the nature of the fluid motion within the rivers and lakes of the basin. The book is not so much a review of recent research as an attempt to establish a logic-how knowledge of water movement can contribute to understanding the ecology of fresh waters. Two points follow directly.

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This book describes the influence of all forms of water movement on the ecology of fresh waters. Its aim is to provide a framework for understanding the hydraulic processes of rivers and lakes and the implications for modifying or controlling freshwater ecosystems and habitats.

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This book describes the influence of all forms of water movement on the ecology of fresh waters. Its aim is to provide a framework for understanding the hydraulic processes of rivers and lakes and the implications for modifying or controlling freshwater ecosystems and habitats.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Hydroclimate....Pages 1-3
The Structure and Dynamics of River Basins....Pages 4-38
Outline of Fluid Dynamics....Pages 39-73
The Dynamics of Hydraulic Systems....Pages 74-97
Hydraulic Characteristics of Rivers....Pages 98-141
Hydraulic Characteristics of Lakes....Pages 142-203
River Basin Modification....Pages 204-214
Freshwater Ecosystems....Pages 215-241
Synthesis....Pages 242-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-285

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This book describes the influence of all forms of water movement on the ecology of fresh waters. Its aim is to provide a framework for understanding the hydraulic processes of rivers and lakes and the implications for modifying or controlling freshwater ecosystems and habitats.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Hydroclimate....Pages 1-3
The Structure and Dynamics of River Basins....Pages 4-38
Outline of Fluid Dynamics....Pages 39-73
The Dynamics of Hydraulic Systems....Pages 74-97
Hydraulic Characteristics of Rivers....Pages 98-141
Hydraulic Characteristics of Lakes....Pages 142-203
River Basin Modification....Pages 204-214
Freshwater Ecosystems....Pages 215-241
Synthesis....Pages 242-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-285
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