Abstract Beavers (Castor fiber, Castor canadensis) are one of the most influential mammalian ecosystem engineers, heavily modifying river corridor hydrology …
Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) An essential textbook for any student or researcher in biology needing to design experiments, sampling programs or analyse the …
They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …
RJ Naiman, H Decamps - Annual review of Ecology and …, 1997 - annualreviews.org
Riparian zones possess an unusually diverse array of species and environmental processes. The ecological diversity is related to variable flood regimes, geographically …
This book describes the underlying water conditions and geologies that support viable riparia, illustrates the ecological characteristics of riparia, and discusses how riparia are …
What determines the number and size of the seeds produced by a plant? How often should it reproduce them? How often should a plant produce them? Why and how are seeds …
We describe existing models of the relationship between species diversity and ecological function, and propose a conceptual model that relates species richness, ecological …
MJ Vanni - Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 2002 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Animals are important in nutrient cycling in freshwater ecosystems. Via excretory processes, animals can supply nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) at rates comparable to …
Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications is a general text covering both basic and applied aspects of freshwater ecology and serves as an introduction to the …