1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480759503321

Autore

Allan J. David

Titolo

Stream Ecology [[electronic resource] ] : Structure and function of running waters / / by J. David Allan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1995

ISBN

0-412-35530-2

94-011-0729-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 1995.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 388 p.)

Disciplina

574.52632

577.6/4

Soggetti

Applied ecology

Aquatic ecology 

Community ecology, Biotic

Nature conservation

Water pollution

Applied Ecology

Freshwater & Marine Ecology

Community & Population Ecology

Nature Conservation

Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Channels and flow -- 2 Streamwater chemistry -- 3 Physical factors of importance to the biota -- 4 Autotrophs -- 5 Heterotrophic energy sources -- 6 Trophic relationships -- 7 Predation and its consequences -- 8 Herbivory -- 9 Competitive interactions -- 10 Drift -- 11 Lotic communities -- 12 Organic matter in lotic ecosystems -- 13 Nutrient dynamics -- 14 Modification of running waters by humankind -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

Running waters are enormously diverse, ranging from torrential mountain brooks, to large lowland rivers, to great river systems whose basins occupy subcontinents. While this diversity makes river



ecosystems seem overwhelmingly complex, a central theme of this volume is that the processes acting in running waters are general, although the settings are often unique. The past two decades have seen major advances in our knowledge of the ecology of streams and rivers. New paradigms have emerged, such as the river continuum and nutrient spiraling. Community ecologists have made impressive advances in documenting the occurrence of species interactions. The importance of physical processes in rivers has attracted increased attention, particularly the areas of hydrology and geomorphology, and the inter-relationships between physical and biological factors have become better understood. And as is true for every area of ecology during the closing years of the twentieth century it has become apparent that the study of streams and rivers cannot be carried out by excluding the role of human activities, nor can we ignore the urgency of the need for conservation. These developments are brought together in Stream Ecology: Structure and function of running waters, designed to serve as a text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference book for specialists in stream ecology and related fields.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459480103321

Titolo

Language and literacy development in bilingual settings [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Aydin Yücesan Durgunoglu, and Claude Goldenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

The New York, : Guilford Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-88649-5

9786612886492

1-60623-956-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Collana

Challenges in language and literacy

Altri autori (Persone)

DurgunoğluAydin Yücesan

GoldenbergClaude <1954->

Disciplina

370.117/5

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers

Education, Bilingual - United States

Language arts

Bilingualism in children

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Grounded in state-of-the-art research, this book explores how English language learners develop both the oral language and literacy skills necessary for school success. Chapters examine the cognitive bases of English acquisition, and how the process is different for children from alphabetic (such as Spanish) and nonalphabetic (such as Chinese) language backgrounds. The book addresses a key challenge facing educators and clinicians: identifying students whose poor English skills may indicate an underlying impairment, as opposed to still-developing language proficiency. Implications for