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Environmental flows [[electronic resource] ] : saving rivers in the third millennium / / Angela H. Arthington
| Environmental flows [[electronic resource] ] : saving rivers in the third millennium / / Angela H. Arthington |
| Autore | Arthington Angela H. <1943-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577.6/4 |
| Collana | Freshwater ecology series |
| Soggetto topico |
Stream ecology
Streamflow - Environmental aspects Stream conservation Biotic communities Water-supply - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
aquatic ecosystems
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| ISBN |
1-283-54321-4
9786613855664 0-520-95345-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgments -- 1. River Values And Threats -- 2. Global Hydrology, Climate, And River Flow Regimes -- 3. Catchments, Drainage Networks, And Resource Regimes -- 4. River Ecology, The Natural Flow Regime Paradigm, And Hydroecological Principles -- 5. Effects Of Catchment Change And River-Corridor Engineering -- 6. History Of Water Control And Dam Impacts -- 7. Effects Of Dams On Sediment, Thermal, And Chemical Regimes -- 8. Effects Of Dams On Habitat And Aquatic Biodiversity -- 9. Introduction To Environmental Flow Methods -- 10. Hydraulic Rating And Habitat Simulation Methods -- 11. Flow Protection Methods -- 12. Flow Restoration Methods -- 13. Ecological Limits Of Hydrologic Alteration (Eloha) -- 14. Environmental Flow Relationships, Models, And Applications -- 15. Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems And Threats -- 16. Sustaining Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems -- 17. Wetlands, Threats, And Water Requirements -- 18. Estuaries, Threats, And Flow Requirements -- 19. Setting Limits To Hydrologic Alteration -- 20. Implementing And Monitoring Environmental Flows -- 21. Legislation And Policy -- 22. Adapting To Climate Change -- Appendix: The Brisbane Declaration (2007) -- Literature Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791932003321 |
Arthington Angela H. <1943->
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How not to be eaten [[electronic resource] ] : the insects fight back / / Gilbert Waldbauer ; with illustrations by James Nardi
| How not to be eaten [[electronic resource] ] : the insects fight back / / Gilbert Waldbauer ; with illustrations by James Nardi |
| Autore | Waldbauer Gilbert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NardiJames |
| Soggetto topico |
Insects - Defenses
Insects - Predators of |
| Soggetto non controllato |
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| ISBN |
1-283-37354-8
9786613373540 0-520-95246-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Insects in the Web of Life -- 2. The Eaters of Insects -- 3. Fleeing and Staying under Cover -- 4. Hiding in Plain Sight -- 5. Bird Dropping Mimicry and Other Disguises -- 6. Flash Colors and Eyespots -- 7. Safety in Numbers -- 8. Defensive Weapons and Warning Signals -- 9. The Predators' Countermeasures -- 10. Protection by Deception -- Epilogue -- Selected References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789731903321 |
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Waldbauer Gilbert
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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