ABSTRACT

This substantially revised and update edition of a work first published in 1980 in the USA and deals with the ecological effects of water pollution. It is the result of twenty years of teaching the subject and will be essential reading for all those interested in water quality.

part |2 pages

Part One General Concepts of Aquatic Ecosystems

chapter 1|8 pages

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION AND MANAGEMENT

chapter 3|34 pages

HYDROGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

chapter 4|28 pages

NUTRIENT CYCLES

chapter 5|7 pages

CHARACTERISTICS OF WASTEWATER

part |2 pages

Part Two

chapter 6|67 pages

PHYTOPLANKTON

chapter 7|30 pages

EUTROPHICATION

chapter 8|10 pages

ZOOPLANKTON

chapter 9|15 pages

MACROPHYTES

chapter 10|20 pages

LAKE AND RESERVOIR RESTORATION

part |2 pages

Part Three

chapter 11|32 pages

PERIPHYTON

chapter 12|37 pages

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES

chapter 13|41 pages

FISH