Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters, 2nd Edition

I bought this book because my class required it as a textbook. There's a substantial weight to it but it uses regular printing paper, not the smooth shiny stuff that is impossible to read under a light.There are 14 chapters in this book that all talk about a different aspect of streams such as : human impact, streamflow, abiotic environment and trophic relationships. The double-column formatting is broken every once in a while to include a graph or image that helps explain what the textbook is saying. Each chapter also has a one page summary that helps you recall all that you read.4/5 stars: good book chock full of information in text and pictorial form. Just wish it wasn't such a slow read. But then again, which textbook isn't?

I needed this book for my college course and Amazon made it so easy to order at a great price, especially being on a college budget, Also Amazon has a trade in program that when I'm finished they will buy it back...

the softbound book is WAY TOO EXPENSIVE for the way it was organized. It's like a cheap xeroxed collection of papers bound with a pretty cover - but nothing of real interest inside.

This text is great. Excellent choice of material on the subject and good graphics! My only issue was that I couldn't get it in a hardback edition!

since this is the best text on the subject. Cluttered and difficult, reads more like a literature review than a textbook. There is no glossary and the index isn't very good. The figures are hard to interpret without reading the text. The drawings are poor quality. On the other hand, it is packed with information. Anything you want to know about stream ecology is in here, its just difficult to access.

Relatively easy reading but fairly comprehensive for an introductory book, one of the few books I kept from college. It doesn't talk down to you or lose you in technicalities and jargon. The book arrived intact and on time.

I am a college student who was taught in a course using this textbook. From a student's perspective, the book was thorough and detailed but relatively unhelpful. The block text and lack of bolded words (or color, for that matter) was a huge deterrent to effective studying. These elements may not be important for professors, but they truly make a difference to students. The illustrations were confusing at best and unintelligable at worst (even reading the caption and text did not effectively explain the graph in some instances). All in all, it contained good information, but I ultimately used it very little.

good

I used this book for my undergraduate dissertation and postgraduate course. Excellent book. Uses alot of relevant examples and is easy to understand for people who are new to ecology like myself. This book proved invaluable in my university studies