| Autore |
Randall Jason
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
[Place of publication not identified], : Headwater Books, 2012
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (190 pages)
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| Disciplina |
639.2/757
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| Soggetto topico |
Trout fishing - Effect of water currents on
Water currents
Trout
Recreation & Sports
Social Sciences
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| ISBN |
0-8117-4881-2
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 THE LOTIC ECOSYSTEM -- Lotic Ecosystems -- The Biology of Water -- The Water Cycle -- The Influence of the Regional Climate -- Influence of the Watershed on Water Movement and Characteristics -- Water Movement and the Shaping of Rivers -- Adaptation to Current and Species Specialization -- 2 LAMINAR FLOW -- The Movement of Water -- Differential Velocities and Drag -- 3 THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL RIVER -- Nymph Fishing: Past, Present, and Future -- Vertical Stratification -- The Three-Dimensional River -- The Benthic Boundary Layer -- Vertical Drag -- 4 VARIATIONS IN CURRENT -- The Influence of River Features on Current -- Helical Current -- Vortices and Eddies -- Standing Waves and Hydraulics -- Reading the Water -- 5 TURBULENCE -- Turbulence and Gas Exchange -- The Mixing Effect of Turbulence -- The Organic Impact of Turbulence -- The Nature of Flow -- 6 THE BENTHIC COMMUNITY -- A Warehouse of Life -- Erosional and Depositional Habitats -- The Food Chain -- Responses to Current -- Aquatic Insects -- Other Benthic Residents -- Drift Behavior of Benthic Organisms -- 7 THE TROUT LIFESTYLE -- Might Makes Right: The Alpha Fish Wins -- The Life Cycle of Trout -- Adaptations to Current -- 8 FISHING STRATEGIES -- Fishing Drop-offs -- Fishing Midstream Obstructions -- Fishing Sweepers -- The Last Cast -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover -- Discover more.
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| Altri titoli varianti |
Moving Water
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910149201903321 |
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Moving water : a fly fisher's guide to currents
