Limnology (inland waters)

The vocabulary and discourse of water resource management have expanded vastly in recent years to include an array of new concepts and terminology, such as water security, water productivity, virtual water and water governance.

Freshwater scarcity is a critical challenge, with social, economic, political and environmental consequences.

Long-term monitoring programs are fundamental to understanding the natural environment and managing major environmental problems.

The publication of Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna nearly 20 years ago introduced the new science of ‘reintroduction biology’.

A comprehensive introduction to coastal storms and their associated impacts Coastal Storms offers students and professionals in the field a comprehensive overview and groundbreaking text that is specifically devoted to the analysis of coastal storms.

The Murray-Darling Basin spans more than 1 million square kilometres across the lower third of Queensland, most of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, northern Victoria and the south-eastern corner of South Australia.

Voices for the Watershed is a unique look at the singular and ecologically inter-connected region of the Great Lakes-St Lawrence watershed, including the headwater and upland regions.

The vital interconnections that rivers share with the land, the sky, and usRivers are essential to civilization and even life itself, yet how many of us truly understand how they work?

This state-of-the-art, research level text considers the growing volume of research at the interface of hydrology and ecology and focuses on: the evolution of hydroecology / ecohydrology process understanding hydroecological interactions, dynamics and linkages methodological approaches detailed case studies future research needs The editors and contributors are internationally recognised experts in hydrology and ecology from institutions across North America, South America, Australia, and Europe.

A safe route from London to Bristol was long a dream of traders and ship owners.

Hydrology and Global Environmental Change presents the hydrological contribution to, and consequences of, global environmental change.

The latest cutting-edge research on flood pulsing and wetland restoration in North America Presenting the latest research from leaders in the field of restoration ecology, Flood Pulsing in Wetlands reflects the current movement to incorporate flood pulsing into wetland restoration efforts.

The Stroudwater Navigation was a canal linking Stroud to the Severn Estuary near Gloucester.

From a water-laden bog in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales to the mighty Bristol Channel, the River Severn carves its way through some of the most picturesque and varied landscapes in the country.

Lakes define not only Canada's landscape but the national imagination.

The Great Lakes Basin in North America holds more than 20 percent of the world's fresh water.

This paper addresses the need to model recharge to groundwater systems at the scale of whole catchments.

This book examines how large-scale processes drive centimetre-scale mixing throughout the stratified ocean.

Electromagnetic induction (EM) techniques are used in recharge/discharge studies by providing measurements of the apparent electrical conductivity of soil profiles.

Is there enough water on this planet for a global population that will shortly double its present size?

With contributions from key researchers across the globe, and edited by internationally recognized leading academics, Gravel-bed Rivers: Processes and Disasters presents the definitive review of current knowledge of gravel-bed rivers.

Ecosystem Response Modelling in the Murray-Darling Basin provides an overview of the status of science in support of water management in Australia’s largest and most economically important river catchment, and brings together the leading ecologists working in the rivers and wetlands of the Basin.

An accessible introduction to large rivers, including coverage of the geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and environments of large river systems This indispensible book takes a structured and global approach to the subject of large rivers, covering geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and anthropogenic environment.

The Wyrley & Essington Canal began as an independent waterway, carrying coal from Essington and Wyrley Bank to Wolverhampton.

In The Big Muddy, the first long-term environmental history of the Mississippi, Christopher Morris offers a brilliant tour across five centuries as he illuminates the interaction between people and the landscape, from early hunter-gatherer bands to present-day industrial and post-industrial society.

This booklet covers the soil tracer techniques that have been shown to be useful for Australian situations.

Freshwater ecosystems are under increasing pressure as human populations grow and the need for clean water intensifies.

A 2004 textbook highlighting environmental concerns arising from use and misuse of soil and water resources.

This textbook introduces fundamental principles of hydrology for advanced students, scientists and professionals.

This book describes factors affecting the accumulation, melting and runoff of water from seasonal snowpacks.

Nowhere are floods more paradoxical than in the generally arid Australian continent.

This volume is an integrated overview and synthesis of available data relating to the Quaternary evolution of the River Trent.

As pressures on Australia's inland waters intensify from population growth, expanding resource development and climate change, there is an urgent need to manage and protect these special areas.

Below the northern face of Cleeve Hill, a spring brings water to the surface.

Freshwater macroinvertebrates provide a useful and reliable indicator of the health of our rivers, streams, ponds and wetlands.

This all-new revised edition of a modern classic is the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the "e;green"e; process of desalination in industrial and municipal applications, covering all of the processes and equipment necessary to design, operate, and troubleshoot desalination systems.

Water is the Earth's most precious resource.

Filling a niche in the geomorphology teaching market, this introductory book is built around a 12 week course in fluvial geomorphology.

This is the first book to describe the ecology of high latitude lakes, rivers and glacial environments in both the North and South polar regions.

Freshwater is in great supply across much of Canada.

Build a natural pond for wildlife, beauty, and quiet contemplation Typical backyard ponds are a complicated mess of pipes, pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals designed to adjust pH and keep algae at bay.

The Clyde is a river of global importance - it was once the world's pre-eminent ship-building centre and a major trade hub for the British Empire.

Vegetation communities in Australia's riverine landscapes are ecologically, economically and culturally significant.

With over 2,000 miles of navigable waterway in the UK, Britain's canals are an asset to be treasured by everyone.

The River Derwent in Cumbria is one of the fastest rivers in Europe.

Enigmatic and mysterious are the two words most often applied to the earthworks known as the dykes, built somewhere after the end of the Roman period in Britain.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 50 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwanaland.