Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FOREWORD xiii
4. PREFACE xv
5. 1 ORIGINS AND ANTECEDENTS: THE HEADWATERS OF STREAM ECOLOGY 1
6. 2 THE PHYSICAL TEMPLATE: GEOMORPHIC AND HYDROLOGIC UNDERPINNINGS OF STREAM ECOSYSTEMS 15
7. 3 STREAMS AS UNIQUE HABITATS 27
8. 4 SPECIES INTERACTIONS AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE 45
9. 5 FOOD WEBS AND TROPHIC INTERACTIONS 61
10. 6 LITTER DECOMPOSITION: SHINING A LIGHT ON EARLY INSIGHTS INTO A KEY ECOSYSTEM PROCESS IN STREAMS 77
11. 7 STREAM ECOSYSTEM ENERGETICS 91
12. 8 NUTRIENT DYNAMICS 107
13. 9 RECIPROCALS TREAM-LAND INTERACTIONS 123
14. 10 THE ECOLOGY OF PLACE 137
15. EPILOGUE 161
16. ACKNOWLEDGMENS 165
17. LITERATURE CITED 167
18. CONTRIBUTORS 213
19. INDEX 215