Easy-to-read book on streams, valuable for undergraduates and the general public. Stream habitats, the organisms that live in those habitats, and ecological issues such as species diversity and human impact.

A highly recommended book. The authors have provided academic and lay people alike with a complete resource on stream ecology. Filled with color photographs, charts, and other illustrations.

A popular introductory college textbook on lakes, reservoirs and streams. An excellent text for those with some science background who want to know more about their watersheds.

This readable book begins with a study of water and freshwater ecosystems, then goes on to examine ponds, streams, and wetlands. An excellent primary text for elementary school teachers and high school students, and an enjoyable read for anyone.

A superb advanced text for college students and specialists in stream ecology. Covers all areas of stream ecology.

Discusses the social, economic, and ecologic impacts of large dams. Detailed and informed analysis of the problems with large dams.

An in-depth and thorough description of freshwater ecology, including the chemistry, physics, and biology of streams and an examination of the effects of man-made interventions like reservoirs. Perfect for the college student or professional.

The biology, life history, behavior, and ecology of freshwater invertebrates. An informative guide that is of equal interest to the general public, students, and professionals. Color illustrations.

This is the premier text for understanding the ecology of stream-dwelling insects: their life-cycles, habitats, their responses to environmental variables, and their interactions.

A beginner's guide to water, this book comes with high recommendations from readers. Outwater, an environmental engineer, has plenty to say about water treatment and the history of freshwater ecology in the U.S..

Pielou has excellent comprehension of hydrology and water balance, and has created a book that will convey much of this understanding to the layperson. She even includes field observations that can be made by the amateur hydrologist or stream monitor using homemade equipment. Pielou's book makes clear the intimate relationships between ground water and surface water. Those seeking an understanding of why the world is running out of potable water will find answers here.

A professional hydrologist deals with hydrology. Stream morphology, measurement, sediment load, and drainage network are among the subjects examined. Mathematical operations provide a feast for the arithmetically-inclined, but there is plenty here for other environmental professionals and the layman as well.

Extends hydrological explanations to the level of the layperson. The water cycle, hydrology, management of water as a resource, and water policy are wrapped into one highly readable text. Dams and irrigation are discussed. Valuable investment for the teacher, high school or college student, policymaker, and environmentally-minded citizen.

This readable book covering the history, hydrology, and law of groundwater explains exactly how its unlimited pumping in America to support irrigation and development will critically affect all of us. Includes numerous case histories as well as excellent suggestions for concrete actions that can be taken to conserve groundwater for future generations.

Highly readable report on the looming global water crisis. Canadian journalist De Villiers travels around the world to examine the present state of the planet's water supplies.

An excellent field book, useful to both beginners and experts. Includes sampling protocols, formulae, datasheets, illustrations, and keys to plants and invertebrates. Useful for the stream monitor, the professional, and the teacher.

This classic includes keys and line drawings to help laymen identify plants and animals in streams and ponds.

A stream ecology primer that is easy to read, with many illustrations. Provides directions on how community and school groups can help protect and restore local streams. Written for northwest watersheds, it is useful for any watershed.

This book is of critical value to any stream assessment or restoration effort. Primary author Karr is the originator of the IBI index, which measures and describes the biological integrity of a stream (therefore its health). Superb--and readable.

Rosgen's coding for description of river morphology, or the shape and form of riverbeds, has become a standard in government agencies. It makes stream surveys easier and quicker to do, while providing more information than ever before.

The most definitive book in existence on this subject, this huge, spirally-bound paperback is packed with dichotomous keys allowing the user to identify nearly every aquatic insect to be found in the U.S.. Included is ample ecological information on the various genuses and species.

Do you have a stream in your city that you would like to restore? Riley's book will put you solidly on the road toward your goal.

Gives detailed instruction on watershed inventory and stream monitoring methods. A book everyone can use, from the Adopt-a-Stream Foundation.

An incredibly useful statistical book for the biologist; sifts through the massive field of statistics to glean the techniques that are useful to biologists. Explanatory, brief, and easy to follow.

Widely acclaimed as the end-all of statistical manuals for the biologist, Zar's book is a veritable encyclopedia of statistical methods. Plentiful examples are utilized, and the latest edition of the book has been updated to allow use by those familiar with computer statistical packages like SPSS.

Excellent book on population modelling and statistical methods with an emphasis of study of fish populations. Can be understood by all biologists. This accessible book provides the reader with a complete understanding of methods and includes examples of Excel spreadsheets to help the student along.

Written by the two men who founded Riverkeepers, now a nation-wide American river protection group. In telling the story of the restoration of the Hudson River in New York, the authors inform the reader about environmentalism in the U.S.--and the political pressures and games that can defeat it. An inspirational tale of persistence and triumph.

A classic. The late Reisner describes the history of water development in the American Southwest. His famous book is a fascinating examination of the causes of the twin disasters of destroyed rivers and western water shortages. The roles of politicians, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation in these disasters are elucidated.

Pulling no punches, Lichatowich explains just exactly how the Pacific West Coast in the U.S. went from rivers teeming with huge salmon to a ecological desert with only a few endangered populations remaining. Crucial to any understanding of the interaction of humans and salmon.

The native peoples of the North Pacific Rim developed a rich mythology around salmon, which provided them for so long with food and formed an integral part of their culture. Poems, stories, narratives, folktales, oral histories and essays by indigenous writers from two continents.

A concise history of the development and utilization of the Colorado River. How it came to be that one of America's greatest rivers ends in a salty puddle that no longer empties into the sea.

Well-written and enthralling history of the taming of the Columbia River. Through many stories, the author describes the economic and environmental effects of damming the mighty Columbia.