Encyclopedia of Inland waters / Gene E. Likens.
- Format:
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- Author/Creator:
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- Language:
- English
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- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2838 pages)
- Edition:
- 2nd edition
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2022]
- Summary:
- Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Second Edition, focuses on a variety of key areas surrounding inland waters, from the distribution of water on Earth to the properties of water, including the hydrologic cycle, the physics of water movement in lakes and rivers; it includes topics such as waterborne diseases, the metabolism of aquatic ecosystems, pollution conservation, biodiversity, pollution and cycling of chemicals. New topics cover comprehensively recent advances in the field, explaining pressures and underlying concepts and theories.
- Contents:
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- Volume 1
- Fundamental concepts and theories
- Structures and functions of Inland Waters - Lakes
- Volume 2
- Structures and functions of Inland Waters - Lakes continued
- Structures and functions of Inland Waters - Rivers
- Volume 3
- Structures and functions of Inland Waters - Wetlands
- Structures and functions of Inland Waters - Groundwater
- Volume 4
- Human pressures and management of Inland Waters
- Social/societal values of Inland waters
- Emerging methods and topics.
- Notes:
- Description based on electronic resource (viewed on March 27, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Tockner, Klement Encyclopedia of Inland Waters
- ISBN:
- 9780128220412
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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