Ecology of fresh waters : man and medium, past to future

Introduction On living in water From atmosphere to stream - the chemical birth of fresh waters Erosive streams and riversLowland rivers, their floodplains and wetlands Lakes, pools and other standing waters - some basic features of their productivity The plankton and fish communities of the open water of lakes The littoral and profundal communities of lakes Fish and fisheries in lakes The birth, development and extinction of lakes Freshwaters, the world and the future