River of Lakes

River of Lakes

Author: Bill Belleville

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0820342246

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First explored by naturalist William Bartram in the 1760s, the St. Johns River stretches 310 miles along Florida's east coast, making it the longest river in the state. The first "highway" through the once wild interior of Florida, the St. Johns may appear ordinary, but within its banks are some of the most fascinating natural phenomena and historic mysteries in the state. The river, no longer the commercial resource it once was, is now largely ignored by Florida's residents and visitors alike. In the first contemporary book about this American Heritage River, Bill Belleville describes his journey down the length of the St. Johns, kayaking, boating, hiking its riverbanks, diving its springs, and exploring its underwater caves. He rediscovers the natural Florida and establishes his connection with a place once loved for its untamed beauty. Belleville involves scientists, environmentalists, fishermen, cave divers, and folk historians in his journey, soliciting their companionship and their expertise. River of Lakes weaves together the biological, cultural, anthropological, archaeological, and ecological aspects of the St. Johns, capturing the essence of its remarkable history and intrinsic value as a natural wonder.


Polar Lakes and Rivers

Polar Lakes and Rivers

Author: Warwick F. Vincent

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2008-09-11

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 0199213887

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This book provides an overview of the ecology of high latitude lakes, rivers and glacial environments in both the North and South polar regions. It describes each ecosystem type, the remarkable aquatic life that thrives in these extreme habitats, and the similarities and differences between Arctic and Antarctic waters.


Rivers, Lakes, Streams, and Ponds

Rivers, Lakes, Streams, and Ponds

Author: Richard Beatty

Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library

Published: 2010-09

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1432941763

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Earth's fresh water--lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds--are teeming with plant and animal life. Find out about this delicately balanced ecosystem.


What Are Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans?

What Are Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans?

Author: Louise Spilsbury

Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1622752821

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In this book, readers will learn about the importance of the Earth's natural sources of water, as well as their similarities and differences. Emphasis is also placed on the relationship between humans and these various water sources.


Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes

Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes

Author: Olli Varis

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-03-15

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 3540749284

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Transboundary rivers and lakes are often the remaining new sources of water that can be developed for human uses. These water sources were not used in the past because of the many complexities involved. Written and edited by the world’s leading water and legal experts, this unique and authoritative book analyses the magnitudes of the transboundary water problems in different parts of the world. It also examines difficulties and constraints faced to resolve these problems.


Poisoned Rivers and Lakes

Poisoned Rivers and Lakes

Author: Ellen Lawrence

Publisher: Bearport Publishing

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1627241574

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What happens to trash if it is thrown into a river? Where does garbage in a lake come from, and how can it harm animals that live there? Poisoned Rivers and Lakes introduces young readers to the issues of river and lake pollution due to the dumping of garbage, chemicals, and other things into our planet’s waterways. It also gives students plenty of ideas for ways that they can be part of the campaign to help keep our rivers and lakes clean and safe for the future. Filled with information perfectly suited to the abilities and interests of an early-elementary audience, this colorful, fact-filled volume includes grade-appropriate activities and experiments, critical-thinking questions, and fascinating fact boxes to keep the pace lively and interactive.


Still Waters, White Waters

Still Waters, White Waters

Author: Ron Fisher

Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13:

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A look at America's rivrs and lakes in words and pictures.


Drifting among Rivers and Lakes

Drifting among Rivers and Lakes

Author: Michael Fuller

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-10-26

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 1684170702

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What drives literary change? Does literature merely follow shifts in a culture, or does it play a distinctive role in shaping emergent trends? Michael Fuller explores these questions while examining the changes in Chinese shipoetry from the late Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) to the end of the Southern Song (1127–1279), a period of profound social and cultural transformation. Shi poetry written in response to events was the dominant literary genre in Song dynasty China, serving as a central form through which literati explored meaning in their encounters with the world. By the late Northern Song, however, old models for meaning were proving inadequate, and Daoxue (Neo-Confucianism) provided an increasingly attractive new ground for understanding the self and the world. Drifting among Rivers and Lakes traces the intertwining of the practice of poetry, writings on poetics, and the debates about Daoxue that led to the cultural synthesis of the final years of the Southern Song and set the pattern for Chinese society for the next six centuries. Examining the writings of major poets and Confucian thinkers of the period, Fuller discovers the slow evolution of a complementarity between poetry and Daoxue in which neither discourse was self-sufficient.


Encyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs

Encyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs

Author: Lars Bengtsson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-06-25

Total Pages: 954

ISBN-13: 9781402056161

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Lakes and reservoirs hold about 90% of the world's surface fresh water, but overuse, water withdrawal and pollution of these bodies puts some one billion people at risk. The Encyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs reviews the physical, chemical and ecological characteristics of lakes and reservoirs, and describes their uses and environmental state trends in different parts of the world. Superbly illustrated throughout, it includes some 200 entries in a range of topics, including acidification, artificialisation, canals, climate change effects, dams, dew ponds, drainage, eutrofication, evaporation, fisheries, hydro-electric power, nutrients, organic pollution, paleolimnology, reservoir capacities and depths, sedimentation, water resources and more.