Groundwater Ecology (Hardcover) by Janine Gibert, Dan L Danielopol, Janine Gilbert

9780122821103. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 571. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 571 p. Aquatic Ecology. Groundwater has long been an object of intense scrutiny. Only recently have methods become available that permit ecologists, hydrologists, and environmental scientists to assess the biotic and abiotic status of these all-important aquifers. This work focuses attention on the following issues: The dynamics of water movement through complex subterranean ecosystems; The biological organization and the factors that constrain these ecosystems; Alluvial and karst ecosystem functions; and Contamination, management, and remediation.