The Ecohydrology of South American Rivers and Wetlands

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Michael E. McClain
International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 2002 - 209 pages
 

Contents

Variability and scale in the river system
13
Conclusions
19
by Stéphane Mounier Marc Benedetti Jean Yves Benaïm Jacques Boulègue
25
Estimation of carbon fluxes to the estuary
33
Seasonal nitrogen processes in flooded and exposed sediments
39
Landuse strategies on the Amazon flood plain
45
Description of the study area
51
Methodology
52
Floodplain lakes
117
Functional feeding groups
126
Hydrological Controls of Ecological Structure and Function
133
Water quality 140
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Environmental problems resulting from hydrological alterations
148
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Hydrology and Water Quality in the Piracicaba River Basin São
159

basic concepts and in situ evaluations Application
59
References
65
Conceptual framework
71
regional characteristics of running water ecosystems
77
quantitative metrics
83
Ecohydrology of Riparian Forests in the Orinoco River Basin
93
Ecohydrological interactions in the confluence zone of the Mapire River
101
Organic litter decomposition in the Mapire vs the Caura
104
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Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Physical Habitat Relationships
111
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River biogeochemistry and changes caused by human impacts
165
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Rainfall composition in the Piracicaba River basin
173
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The Ecohydrology of the Paraíba do Sul River Southeast Brazil
179
Heavy metal dynamics
186
The Application of Ecohydrological Principles for Better Water
193
Natural attenuation in river and wetland systems
201
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