Preface to the Second Edition
The diversity of running water environments is enormous. When one considers torrential mountain brooks, large rivers of lowlands, and great rivers whose basins occupy subcontinents, it is apparent how location-specific environmental factors contribute to the sense of uniqueness and diversity of running waters. At the same time, however, our improved understanding of ecological, biogeochemical, hydrological, and geomorphological processes provides insight into the structural and functional...