Description
Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment synthesizes the current understanding of stream ecosystem ecology, emphasizing nutrient cycling and carbon dynamics, and providing a forward-looking perspective regarding the response of stream ecosystems to environmental change. Each chapter includes a section focusing on anticipated and ongoing dynamics in stream ecosystems in a changing environment, along with hypotheses regarding controls on stream ecosystem functioning. The book, with its innovative sections, provides a bridge between papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and the findings of researchers in new areas of study.- Presents a forward-looking perspective regarding the response of stream ecosystems to environmental change- Provides a synthesis of the latest findings on stream ecosystems ecology in one concise volume- Includes thought exercises and discussion activities throughout, providing valuable tools for learning- Offers conceptual models and hypotheses to stimulate conversation and advance research
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Hydrologic Exchange Flows and Their Ecological Consequences in River CorridorsChapter 2: Shaping the Physical Template: Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream ChannelsChapter 3: Stream Microbial Ecology in a Changing EnvironmentChapter 4: Metabolism of Streams and Rivers: Estimation, Controls, and ApplicationChapter 5: Nutrient Spiraling and Transport in Streams: The Importance of In-Stream Biological Processes to Nutrient Dynamics in StreamsChapter 6: Dissolved Organic Matter in Stream Ecosystems: Forms, Functions, and Fluxes of Watershed TeaChapter 7: Stream-Lake Interaction: Understanding Coupled Hydro-Ecological SystemsChapter 8: From Headwaters to Rivers to River Networks: Scaling in Stream EcologyChapter 9: Landscape and Regional Stream EcologyChapter 10: Global Models of River Biogeochemical FunctioningChapter 11: Human Impacts on Stream Hydrology and Water QualityChapter 12: Human-Dominated Rivers and River Management in the AnthropoceneChapter 13: Synthesis and Conclusions
