a scientific introduction Closs, Gerry. creator Downes, Barbara J. 1958- Boulton, Andrew J. text bibliography mau Malden, MA Blackwell Pub. Co. 2004 monographic eng

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xiv, 221 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. What is ecological science? -- How does scale of measurement affect what we see? -- Wonderful water: linkages from the atom to the biosphere -- What's in a lake? -- What's in rivers and streams? -- Fundamental ecological questions -- How are population numbers and structure affected by dispersal? -- Why do organisms occupy particular habitats? -- How do freshwater communities recover from disturbance? -- What is the impact of predators in freshwater systems? -- Applied freshwater ecology -- What are the ecological effects of changing a water regime? -- How do we assess the impact of pollution? -- Can we fix smelly, green lakes? -- What is the impact of introduced species?. Gerry Closs, Barbara Downes, Andrew Boulton. Includes bibliographical references. Freshwater ecology QH541.5.F7 C66 2004 577.6 CLF 063205266X (pbk. : alk. paper) 2003002574 DLC 030206 20141216160654.0 13084582