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This introductory text explores the diversity and unique features of all the World's main aquatic environments. it moves away form the traditional marine and freshwater split by emphasising their common features and ecological similarities. It has been written as an introduction to the subject, for those with a basic understanding of ecology, but no prior knowledge to aquatic systems.
| ISBN | 0582298040 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780582298040
(What's this?) | | Pages | 232 | | Publisher | Pearson Education Limited | | Weight (grammes) | 448 | | Imprint | Longman | | Published in | Harlow | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Publication date | 16 Jul 1998 | | Width (mm) | 189 | | DEWEY | 577.6 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | Preface | | | | | | Acknowledgements | | | | 1 | | Life in aquatic systems | | 1 | | 2 | | Rivers | | 30 | | 3 | | Estuaries | | 56 | | 4 | | The coastal zone | | 79 | | 5 | | The open ocean | | 108 | | 6 | | Lakes and ponds | | 134 | | 7 | | Wetlands | | 158 | | 8 | | The aquatic system | | 183 | | | | References | | 189 | | | | Glossary | | 204 | | | | Organism Index | | 211 | | | | Subject Index | | 215 |
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