Biological systems have similarities to efficient financial portfolios; the emergent properties
of aggregate systems are often less volatile than their components. These portfolio effects …

▪ Abstract Streams in mediterranean-climate regions (areas surrounding the Mediterranean
Sea, parts of western North America, parts of west and south Australia, southwestern South …

The influence of spatial processes on diversity and community dynamics is generally
recognized in ecology and also applied to conservation projects involving forest and …

Franklin K. Ligon, William E. Dietrich, and William J. Trush he damming of a river has been
called a cataclysmic event in the life of a riverine ecosystem (Gup 1994). By changing the …

The concept of process domains is proposed as an alternative to the River Continuum
Concept for the influence of geomorphic processes on aquatic ecosystems. Broadly defined …

The biosphere contains only 0.014% of Earth's water, distributed among lakes (0.008%),
soils (0.005%), and the atmosphere, rivers, and biota (0.001%)(79). An additional 2.58% of …

Spatial and temporal environmental heterogeneity in lotic ecosystems can be quantitatively
described and identified with characteristic levels of ecological organization. The long-term …

This paper applies concepts of landscape ecology and patch dynamics to lotic systems. We
present a framework for the investigation of pattern and process in lotic ecosystems that …

A stand-alone working document, Stormwater Effects Handbook: A Toolbox for Watershed
Managers, Scientists, and Engineers assists scientists and regulators in determining when …

Road construction of the Redwood National Park highway bypass resulted in a large
accidental infusion of fine sediments into pristine streams in Prairie Creek State Park …