Description: This book describes the basic methods used to study streams and their plants and animals. Detailed instructions are given for sampling and studying the physical, chemical, and biological features of streams and rivers. For each method, background information is provided to describe the significance of the method.

This unique book covers five important areas of stream ecology: physical stream ecology, material storage and transport, stream biota, community interactions, and ecosystem processes. Each chapter is specifically designed to be both cutting-edge and comprehensive to anyone beginning a study of stream ecology.

Far-reaching in scope, the book is understandable and relevant for both beginning students and research biologists. It is useful as a text for a course in stream ecology and is also a critical reference for those who are not trained as stream ecologists, but are required to evaluate the status of streams.

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