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Rivers of North America | 
 enlarge | Author: Colbert E. Cushing Arthur C. Benke
Publisher: Academic Press
Category: Book
List Price: $114.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 156807
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1168
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.3
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.7 x 1.9
ISBN: 0120882531
Dewey Decimal Number: 551.483
EAN: 9780120882533
ASIN: 0120882531
Publication Date: May 26, 2005
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Product Description
AWARDS:
2006 Outstanding Academic Title, by CHOICE
The 2005 Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing by the Association of American Publishers (AAP)
Best Reference 2005, by the Library Journal
Rivers of North America is an important reference for scientists, ecologists, and students studying rivers and their ecosystems. It brings together information from several regional specialists on the major river basins of North America, presented in a large-format, full-color book. The introduction covers general aspects of geology, hydrology, ecology and human impacts on rivers. This is followed by 22 chapters on the major river basins. Each chapter begins with a full-page color photograph and includes several additional photographs within the text. These chapters feature three to five rivers of the basin/region, and cover several other rivers with one-page summaries. Rivers selected for coverage include the largest, the most natural, and the most affected by human impact.
This one-of-a-kind resource is professionally illustrated with maps and color photographs of the key river basins. Readers can compare one river system to another in terms of its physiography, hydrology, ecology, biodiversity, and human impacts.
* Extensive treatment provides a single source of information for North America's major rivers
* Regional specialists provide authoritative information on more than 200 rivers
* Full-color photographs and topographical maps demonstrate the beauty, major features, and uniqueness of each river system
* One-page summaries help readers quickly find key statistics and make comparisons among rivers
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An unequalled source book for rivers February 11, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There is no book comparable to this, and it would be nearly impossible to put together much of this information from the Internet. The author has visited these rivers and knows what he is talking about. Very factually based book.
If you love maps,rivers, river life, river facts and photos............... August 26, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
.....you'll love this book. It is large in a school book fashion. I bought it for my husband who reads maps like books and loves topography/geography/geology. He really liked this tome. It centers on criteria/info on a large number of rivers and outlines the major basins with detailed descriptions of each river, life within and alteration to the flow and course. I was amazed at how many dams have been built - only 2-3 major rivers on this continent flow unimpeded. A few maps could have been clearer ( more contrasting color) but most all are great.....and many beautiful photos . My husband gave it a 5 star rating over all.
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