Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment [Hardcover]

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

Chapter 1: Hydrologic Exchange Flows and Their Ecological Consequences in?River Corridors

Chapter 2: Shaping the Physical Template: Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels

Chapter 3: Stream Microbial Ecology in a Changing Environment

Chapter 4: Metabolism of Streams and Rivers: Estimation, Controls, and Application

Chapter 5: Nutrient Spiraling and Transport in Streams: The Importance of In-Stream Biological Processes to Nutrient Dynamics in Streams

Chapter 6: Dissolved Organic Matter in Stream Ecosystems: Forms, Functions, and Fluxes of Watershed Tea

Chapter 7: Stream-Lake Interaction: Understanding Coupled Hydro-Ecological Systems