Fundamentals of aquatic ecology /

Fundamentals of aquatic ecology / Aquatic ecology edited by R.S.K. Barnes and K.H. Mann. - 2nd ed. - Oxford [England] ; Boston : Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991 - vii, 270 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

CONTENTS

PART 1: INTRODUCTION
organisms and ecosystems

PART 2: AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ecology of water columns
ecology of coastal ecosystems
ecology of deep-water zones
lakes and oceans as functional wholes
aquatic ecosystems and global ecology

PART 3: AQUATIC INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
Community organization in marine and freshwater environments
Reproduction, life histories and dispersal
Speciation and Biogeography

PART 4: HABITAT TYPES PECULIAR TO AQUATIC SYSTEMS
reefs
streams and rivers: one way flow systems

PART 5: HUMAN EFFECTS
Impacts of Man's activities on aquatic systems

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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