Rivers of North America.
Title:
Rivers of North America.
Author:
Benke, Arthur C.
ISBN:
9780080454184
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1168 pages)
Contents:
CONTRIBUTORS -- FORWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1: BACKGROUND AND APPROACH -- INTRODUCTION -- BASIC APPROACH -- CHAPTER CONTENTS AND BACKGROUND -- CONCLUDING COMMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 2: ATLANTIC COAST RIVERS OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES -- INTRODUCTION -- PENOBSCOT RIVER -- CONNECTICUT RIVER -- HUDSON RIVER -- DELAWARE RIVER -- SUSQUEHANNA RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 3: ATLANTIC COAST RIVERS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN United STATES -- INTRODUCTION -- JAMES RIVER -- CAPE FEAR RIVER -- SAVANNAH RIVER -- OGEECHEE RIVER -- ST. JOHNS RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 4: GULF COAST RIVERS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES -- INTRODUCTION -- MOBILE RIVER -- CAHABA RIVER -- APALACHICOLA-CHATTAHOOCHEE-FLINT RIVER SYSTEM -- PEARL RIVER -- SUWANNEE RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 5: GULF COAST RIVERS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES -- INTRODUCTION -- RIO GRANDE -- SAN ANTONIO AND GUADALUPE RIVERS -- COLORADO RIVER -- BRAZOS RIVER -- SABINE RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 6: LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES -- INTRODUCTION -- LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER -- WHITE RIVER -- BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER -- BIG BLACK RIVER -- YAZOO RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 7: SOUTHERN PLAINS RIVERS -- INTRODUCTION -- ARKANSAS RIVER -- CANADIAN RIVER -- RED RIVER -- LITTLE RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 8: UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN -- INTRODUCTION -- UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER -- MINNESOTA RIVER -- ST. CROIX RIVER -- WISCONSIN RIVER -- ILLINOIS RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 9: OHIO RIVER BASIN -- INTRODUCTION -- OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM -- TENNESSEE RIVER -- CUMBERLAND RIVER -- WABASH RIVER.
KANAWHA RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 10: MISSOURI RIVER BASIN -- INTRODUCTION -- MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM -- YELLOWSTONE RIVER -- WHITE RIVER -- PLATTE RIVER -- GASCONADE RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 11: COLORADO RIVER BASIN -- INTRODUCTION -- COLORADO RIVER MAIN STEM -- GREEN RIVER -- YAMPA RIVER -- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER -- GILA RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 12: PACIFIC COAST RIVERS OF THE COTERMINOUS UNITED STATES -- INTRODUCTION -- SACRAMENTO RIVER -- SAN JOAQUIN RIVER -- SALINAS RIVER -- KLAMATH RIVER -- ROGUE RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 13: COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN -- INTRODUCTION -- FLATHEAD RIVER -- SNAKE/SALMON RIVER -- YAKIMA RIVER -- WILLAMETTE RIVER -- COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 14: GREAT BASIN RIVERS -- INTRODUCTION -- BEAR RIVER -- SEVIER RIVER -- HUMBOLDT RIVER -- TRUCKEE RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 15: FRASER RIVER basin -- INTRODUCTION -- FRASER RIVER MAIN STEM -- THOMPSON RIVER -- NECHAKO RIVER -- STUART RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 16: PACIFIC COAST RIVERS OF CANADA AND ALASKA -- INTRODUCTION -- KUSKOKWIM RIVER -- SUSITNA RIVER -- KENAI RIVER -- STIKINE RIVER -- SKEENA RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 17: YUKON RIVER BASIN -- INTRODUCTION -- YUKON RIVER MAIN STEM -- TANANA RIVER -- KOYUKUK RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 18: MACKENZIE RIVER BASIN -- INTRODUCTION -- MACKENZIE RIVER MAIN STEM -- LIARD RIVER -- SLAVE RIVER -- PEACE RIVER -- ATHABASCA RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 19: NELSON AND CHURCHILL RIVER BASINS -- INTRODUCTION.
SASKATCHEWAN RIVER -- RED RIVER OF THE NORTH-ASSINIBOINE RIVER -- WINNIPEG RIVER -- NELSON RIVER MAIN STEM -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 20: RIVERS OF ARCTIC NORTH AMERICA -- INTRODUCTION -- NOATAK RIVER -- KUPARUK RIVER -- SAGAVANIRKTOK RIVER -- MOOSE RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 21: ATLANTIC COAST RIVERS OF CANADA -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPLOITS RIVER -- MIRAMICHI RIVER -- ST. JOHN RIVER -- MOISIE RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 22: ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN -- INTRODUCTION -- ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM -- OTTAWA RIVER -- SAGUENAY RIVER -- ST. JOSEPH RIVER -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 23: RIVERS OF MEXICO -- INTRODUCTION -- RÍO PÁNUCO -- RÍOS USUMACINTA-GRIJALVA -- RÍO CANDELARIA (YUCATÁN) -- RÍO YAQUI -- RÍO CONCHOS -- ADDITIONAL RIVERS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LITERATURE CITED -- 24: OVERVIEW AND PROSPECTS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE VARIETY OF RIVERS -- FEW RIVERS ARE PRISTINE -- NORTH AMERICA'S RIVERS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY -- LITERATURE CITED -- APPENDIX: COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES FOR PLANTS, VERTEBRATES, AND SELECTED INVERTEBRATES -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX OF RIVERS.
Abstract:
AWARDS: 2006 Outstanding Academic Title, by CHOICE The 2005 Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) Best Reference 2005, by the Library Journal Rivers of North America is an important reference for scientists, ecologists, and students studying rivers and their ecosystems. It brings together information from several regional specialists on the major river basins of North America, presented in a large-format, full-color book. The introduction covers general aspects of geology, hydrology, ecology and human impacts on rivers. This is followed by 22 chapters on the major river basins. Each chapter begins with a full-page color photograph and includes several additional photographs within the text. These chapters feature three to five rivers of the basin/region, and cover several other rivers with one-page summaries. Rivers selected for coverage include the largest, the most natural, and the most affected by human impact. This one-of-a-kind resource is professionally illustrated with maps and color photographs of the key river basins. Readers can compare one river system to another in terms of its physiography, hydrology, ecology, biodiversity, and human impacts. * Extensive treatment provides a single source of information for North America's major rivers * Regional specialists provide authoritative information on more than 200 rivers * Full-color photographs and topographical maps demonstrate the beauty, major features, and uniqueness of each river system * One-page summaries help readers quickly find key statistics and make comparisons among rivers.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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