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" The ecology of the Wye "
by R.W. Edwards, M.P. Brooker.
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BL
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734052
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b553878
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by R.W. Edwards, M.P. Brooker.
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The ecology of the Wye\ by R.W. Edwards, M.P. Brooker.
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1982
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Monographiae biologicae, 50.
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(176 pages)
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940097986X
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: 9400979886
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: 9789400979864
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: 9789400979888
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1. Geology, land-use and hydrology --;--;Geology --;--;Relief and drainage pattern --;--;Precipitation and river flow --;--;Population and land-use --;2. Water quality --;--;Introduction --;--;General water quality of the River Wye --;--;Water quality of the Elan Valley reservoirs --;3. Plants --;--;Plant distributions within the river --;--;Plant distributions in the Elan Valley reservoirs --;--;Vegetation of Llangorse Lake --;4. Macroinvertebrates --;--;Macroinvertebrate distribution within the river: Platyhelminthes, Oligochaeta, Hirudinea, Crustacea, Plecoptera, Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Diptera and Mollusca --;--;Macroinvertebrates in the Elan Valley reservoirs --;5. Fish --;--;Introduction --;--;Distribution --;--;General biology: shad, chub, dace, roach, pike, grayling, bullhead, brown trout and salmon --;6. Birds and mammals --;--;Birds: river breeders, river users, waders, species of marginal scrub and woodland --;--;Mammals: otter and mink --;7. The future --;--;Land-use changes --;--;Water resource developments --;--;Effects of flow changes --;--;Effects of storage --;--;General conclusions --;Appendices --;1. List of pteridophyte and angiosperm species found on the Wye and four of its major tributaries --;2. List of lichen and bryophyte species found in the Wye and four of its major tributaries --;3. The occurrence of macroinvertebrates in the Wye catchment --;4. Flight periods of adult insects collected at Newbridge-on-Wye --;5. Species seen on the Wye Survey.
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The valley of the River Wye has long been famed for its natural beauty and the salmon stocks which the river supports.
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Aquatic biology.
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Life sciences.
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QH541.5.W3B979 1982
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M P Brooker
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R W Edwards
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