Freshwaters of New Zealand
Jon Harding, Paul Mosley, Charles Pearson, & Brian Sorrell (Editors).
Published 2004.
ISBN 0-476-00708-9
700 pages
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Description of the book
Contents
What others think
Freshwaters of New Zealand has been
written by a team of eighty scientists and
managers. It provides an up-to-date survey
and synthesis of our knowledge of the
streams, rivers, wetlands and lakes of New
Zealand. There is a strong emphasis on our
distinctive environment, science and
management, but this is always underpinned
by knowledge developed
internationally. The 46 chapters cover a
range of information, concepts and theories,
arranged in five sections: the hydrological
cycle, running water systems, lakes and
wetlands, subsurface waters, and
applications and issues in water
management. The book is designed for
students, managers, and scientists, working
in a wide range of disciplines, who require
an introduction to the field of freshwater
science and management, and an entry point
into the wider literature.
A long white cloud, snow and glaciers,
tranquil lakes — part of the image that
attracts thousands of tourists to New
Zealand, and encourages many into careers
as water managers and scientists. But there
is far more to the freshwaters of New
Zealand than these. Our knowledge of fresh
water, aquatic biota and ecosystems has
advanced rapidly in recent years. In addition
to the "icons"— the salmon fisheries of the
South Island, the blue duck of our mountain
rivers — less well known life forms are
receiving increasing attention, such as the
animals that live in groundwater, often deep
below the surface. To classic concepts such
as the hydrological cycle and the river
continuum, scientists are adding new
hypotheses and theories, new management
tools are being developed, and improved
methods to facilitate community
involvement are being applied.
FRESHWATERS OF NEW ZEALAND edited by Jon Harding, Paul Mosley, Charles Pearson, Brian Sorrell. Published by New Zealand Hydrological Society (PO Box 12-300, Wellington) and New Zealand Limnological Society, 700pp, $69.95 ($14 postage and packaging).
The hydrology and ecology of New Zealand rivers and lakes is presented in great detail in this book published by New Zealand hydrologists and limnologists. It is complementary to Groundwaters of New Zealand, published two years ago. The book will be a useful reference for scientists, students, resource managers and others whose interest is water and what goes on in it. Of particular significance are chapters dealing with currently newsworthy topics such as in-stream values, human health, wetlands, and the impacts of forestry, dams and pests. Many of the chapters deal with topics related to the negative impacts of our society on freshwater and how these may be avoided and remedied. An excellent resource to promote sustainable management of Canterbury's lifeblood - water.
Howard Williams. The Press (16 October 2004)
Foreword - J. Morgan Williams
1. Advances in freshwater sciences and management in New Zealand
Ross Woods & Clive Howard-Williams
2. Atmospheric circulation and precipitation
Jim Salinger, Warren Gray, Brett Mullan & David Wratt
3. Evaporation and transpiration
David Scotter & Francis Kelliher
4. Soil water, runoff and streamflow generation
Tim Davie
5. Seasonal snow and water
Ian Owens & Blair Fitzharris
6. Glaciers - perennial snow and ice
Trevor Chinn
7. Flow regimes
Maurice Duncan & Ross Woods
8. Rivers and the riverscape
Paul Mosley
9. Catchments, streamflow and the use of models
Richard Ibbitt, Alistair McKerchar & Ross Woods
10. Floods and low flows
Charles Pearson & Roddy Henderson
11. Water quality and chemistry in running waters
Rob Davies-Colley & Bob Wilcock
12. Stream sediment load and organic matter
Murray Hicks, John Quinn & Noel Trustrum
13. Stream communities and ecosystem processes
Mike Winterbourn
14. Aquatic and riparian vegetation of rivers and streams
Paula Reeves, Kevin Collier & Alaistair Suren
15. Periphyton
Barry Biggs & Cathy Kilroy
16. Stream invertebrates
Mike Winterbourn
17. Fish communities in rivers and streams
Angus McIntosh & Robert McDowall
18. River bird communities
Colin O'Donnell
19. Geomorphology and hydrology of lakes
Paul Mosley
20. Hydrology of wetlands
Dave Campbell & Rick Jackson
21. Physical and chemical characteristics of lake water
Ian Hawes, Rob Davies-Colley & David Hamilton
22. Primary production in the open water
Marc Schallenberg
23. Food webs in lakes
David Rowe & Marc Schallenberg
24. Littoral algal and macrophyte communities
Mary de Winton & Anne-Maree Schwarz
25. Littoral invertebrate and fish communities
Dave Kelly & Robert McDowall
26. Bird communities of lakes and wetlands
Murray Williams
27. Aquatic invaders and pest species in lakes
Gerard Closs, Tracie Dean, Paul Champion & Deborah Hofstra
28. Wetland ecosystems
Brian Sorrell & Philippe Gerbeaux
29. Groundwater systems
Graham Fenwick, Hugh Thorpe & Paul White
30. Biota of cold-water and geothermal springs
Russell Death, José Barquín & Mike Scarsbrook
31. Karst systems
Paul Williams
32. Hyporheic zones
Greg Burrell & Mike Scarsbrook
33. Impacts of forestry
Barry Fahey, Maurice Duncan & John Quinn
34. Impacts of agricultural land use
Stephanie Parkyn & Bob Wilcock
35. Effects of urbanisation on streams
Alaistair Suren & Sandy Elliott
36. Impacts of mining
Jon Harding & Ian Boothroyd
37. Impacts of hydro-dams, irrigation schemes and river control works
Roger Young, Graeme Smart & Jon Harding
38. River restoration
Alaistair Suren, Shelley McMurtrie & Leanne O'Brien
39. Lake restoration
David Rowe
40. Wetland management and restoration
Brian Sorrell, Paula Reeves & Beverley Clarkson
41. Sport fishery management
Neil Deans, Martin Unwin & Maurice Rodway
42. Values and uses of water
Christina Robb & John Bright
43. Analysis of instream values
Ian Jowett & Paul Mosley
44. Management and conservation of natural waters
Chris Richmond, Victoria Froude, Andrew Fenemor & Bob Zuur
45. Managing water-related risk
David Painter
46. Water and human health
David Slaney & Philip Weinstein
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