Rivers of North America, Second Edition, expands on the first edition by including new information on the rivers included in the first edition, with the addition of brand new rivers. These new rivers will be the main focus of the new edition. This will expand on the knowledge our readers have on these rivers and will provide a broader comparative approach in understanding both the common and distinct attributes of river networks. The broad geographic approach of Rivers of North America allows for a comparative approach within any river basin/region. For instance, a river in the Ohio River basin that is serves as a model for addressing questions/issues of other rivers in the same basin. The first edition addressed, in detail, the three primary disciplines of river science: hydrology, geomorphology, and ecology. The interactive nature of these disciplines is further expanded on in this new edition, showing how they define the organization of a riverine landscape and the processes within
This book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems. This "riverine ecosystem synthesis" (RES) is a result of combining
