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TITLE |
Rivers and streams [electronic resource] / edited by John P. Rafferty. |
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IMPRINT |
New York : Britannica Educational, 2011. |
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DESCRIPTION |
1 online resource (xvii, 282 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps. |
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SERIES |
Gale eBook. |
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SERIES |
The living Earth. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
ch 1. Rivers -- ch 2. Drainage patterns and geometry -- ch 3. Streamflow and sediment yield -- ch 4. Rivers as agents of landscape evolution : valleys, canyons, floodplains, and river terraces -- ch 5. Rivers as agents of landscape evolution : alluvial fans, deltas, and estuaries -- ch 6. Major rivers of Africa -- ch 7. Major rivers of the Americas -- ch 8. Major rivers of Asia and Australia -- ch 9. Major rivers of Europe. |
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SUMMARY |
Profiles many of the world's most well-known rivers and how they provide sustenance for those populations that depend of the travel, food, and fresh water these bodies of water provide. |
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SUBJECT |
Rivers. |
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Stream ecology. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Geography. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Internet Resources. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Rafferty, John P.. edt. |
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LINK |
Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access (Password can be acquired from eClass public announcement) |
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ISBN |
9781615304110 (ebk.). |