Applied Freshwater Biology

John S. Richardson was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and earned his first degree from the University of Toronto (B.Sc. 1979). From there, his academic career took him west as he earned degrees from the University of Alberta (M.Sc. 1983) and the University of British Columbia (Ph.D. 1989). Dr. Richardson spent three years at Simon Fraser University as a post-doctoral fellow before landing a faculty position at the University of British Columbia.

• Chapter 1: Hydrology and Freshwater BiologyChapter 2: Freshwater Ecosystems: Habitat Types and Geographic VariationChapter 3: SedimentChapter 4: Nonpoint Source PollutionChapter 5: Point Source PollutionChapter 6: Water Withdrawals and TransfersChapter 7: Flow Management and ChannelisationChapter 8: Forest and Agriculture ManagementChapter 9: Urban WaterbodiesChapter 10: Exploitation of SpeciesChapter 11: Invasive SpeciesChapter 12: Endangered SpeciesChapter 13: Multiple Stressors and Cumulative EffectsChapter 14: Climate Change and Climate ProofingChapter 15: RestorationChapter 16: MonitoringReferencesIndex

"This book is exceptional in that it represents the perfect balance of fundamental knowledge about aquatic ecosystems as well as lucid examples of how that knowledge can be applied to solve complex problems." —Steven J. Cooke, Professor, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada“Great book for teaching and training. Unique in my view with a strong applied focus.” — Margaret A. Palmer, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland, and Director of the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center“This book is perfectly timed to be an invaluable resource for students in upper-level and graduate classes. Moreover, it will be a major information source for freshwater managers, government agencies, and conservationists." — Klement Tockner, Ph.D., Director General of the Senckenberg Society for Natural Research, Frankfurt, Germany“For factors ranging from sediment loading to polluting solutes and microplastics, Richardson vividly describes consequences to freshwater life but then presents case studies of rehabilitation and management efforts that are helping restore more natural regimes.” — Mary E. Power, Professor, University of California, Berkley,