Book Description
This book will be an edited volume in which specialists will be invited to write chapters on the major river basins and regions of North America. The introduction will cover general aspects of geology, hydrology, ecology and human impacts on rivers. The book will consist of 21 chapters on the major basins. The chapters will include 3-5 featured rivers of the basin/region as well as 3-7 other rivers to be described in contrast, in a one-page format. Rivers slected for coverage will include the largest, the most natural and the most affected by human impact.
The book will also include a seperate section of color photographs of key river basins and important features of those basins.
A major theme of the book will be the ability to compare one 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 the most authoritative information available
* Full color photographs and topographical maps demonstrate the beauty, power, and uniqueness of each river system
* One-page summaries make finding key statistics easy and enables comparisons among rivers
