Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment

Stream Ecosystems in a Changing Environment synthesizes the current understanding of stream ecosystem ecology, emphasizing nutrient cycling and carbon dynamics, and providing a forward-looking perspective regarding the response of stream ecosystems to environmental change. Each chapter includes a section focusing on anticipated and ongoing dynamics in stream ecosystems in a changing environment, along with hypotheses regarding controls on stream ecosystem functioning. The book, with its innovative sections, provides a bridge between papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and the findings of researchers in new areas of study.

Presents a forward-looking perspective regarding the response of stream ecosystems to environmental changeProvides a synthesis of the latest findings on stream ecosystems ecology in one concise volumeIncludes thought exercises and discussion activities throughout, providing valuable tools for learningOffers conceptual models and hypotheses to stimulate conversation and advance research

Chapter 1: Hydrologic Exchange Flows and Their Ecological Consequences in River Corridors

Chapter 2: Shaping the Physical Template: Biological, Hydrological, and Geomorphic Connections in Stream Channels

Chapter 3: Stream Microbial Ecology in a Changing Environment

Chapter 4: Metabolism of Streams and Rivers: Estimation, Controls, and Application

Chapter 5: Nutrient Spiraling and Transport in Streams: The Importance of In-Stream Biological Processes to Nutrient Dynamics in Streams

Chapter 6: Dissolved Organic Matter in Stream Ecosystems: Forms, Functions, and Fluxes of Watershed Tea

Chapter 7: Stream-Lake Interaction: Understanding Coupled Hydro-Ecological Systems

Chapter 8: From Headwaters to Rivers to River Networks: Scaling in Stream Ecology

Chapter 9: Landscape and Regional Stream Ecology

Chapter 10: Global Models of River Biogeochemical Functioning

Chapter 11: Human Impacts on Stream Hydrology and Water Quality

Chapter 12: Human-Dominated Rivers and River Management in the Anthropocene

Chapter 13: Synthesis and Conclusions