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The ecology of running waters

For advanced students
Print Book, English, 1970
University of Toronto Press, [Toronto], 1970
xxiv, 555 pages illustrations 25 cm
9780802016898, 0802016898
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Water flow and stream channels
Physical characteristics of flowing water
Chemical characteristics of flowing water
Attached algae
Higher plants
Plankton
Composition of the benthic invertebrate fauna
Anatomical and behavioural adaptations of benthic invertebrates
Further adaptations of benthic invertebrates
Feeding mechanisms and food of benthic invertebrates
Factors controlling benthic invertebrates
Quantitative study of benthic invertebrates
Effects of downstream movements of organisms on the benthos
Life histories and seasonal cycles of benthic invertebrates
The fishes of running water
Ecological factors affecting fishes
Movements and breeding of fishes
Feeding habits of fishes
Other vertebrates
Longitudinal zonation
Special habitats
The ecosystem
Effects of man on watercourses