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Introducing Large Rivers by Avijit Gupta, Olav Slaymaker, Wolfgang J. Junk is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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An accessible introduction to large rivers, including coverage of the geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and environments of large river systems This indispensible book takes a structured and global approach to the subject of large rivers, covering geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and anthropogenic environment. It offers a thorough foundation for readers who are new to the field and presents enlightening discussions about issues of management at the worldwide scale. The book also examines possible future adaptations that may come about due to climate change. The book has benefitted from contributions by Professor W.J. Junk on the ecology of floodplains and Professor Olav Slaymaker on the large arctic rivers. Introducing Large Rivers is presented in three parts. Part 1 provides an introduction to the world’s large rivers and their basins. It covers source, transfer, and storage of their water and sediment; Pleistocene inheritance; the ecology of channels and floodplains; deltas; and more. Several large rivers are discussed in the next part. These include the Amazon Mississippi, Nile, Ganga-Brahmaputra System, Mekong, and Yangtze. The last part examines changes in large rive

Who reads Introducing Large Rivers?

Author

Avijit Gupta, Olav Slaymaker, Wolfgang J. Junk

Publisher

Blackwell Pub

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781118451397

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Anthropology, Science, Rivers & Lakes

Updated

2026-03-25