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Developments in Stream Ecosystem Theory
Abstract
Four significant areas of thought, (1) the holistic approach, (2) the linkage between streams and their terrestrial setting, (3) material cycling in open systems, and (4) biotic interactions and integration of community ecology principles, have provided a basis for the further development of stream ecosystem theory. The River Continuum Concept (RCC) represents a synthesis of these ideas. Suggestions are made for clarifying, expanding, and refining the RCC to encompass broader spatial and temporal scales. Factors important in this regard include climate and geology, tributaries, location-specific lithology and geomorphology, and long-term changes imposed by man. It appears that most riverine ecosystems can be accommodated within this expanded conceptual framework and that the RCC continues to represent a useful paradigm for understanding and comparing the ecology of streams and rivers.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Minshall, G. W., Cummins, K. W., Petersen, R. C., Cushing, C. E., Bruns, D. A., Sedell, J. R., & Vannote, R. L.
- Venue
- Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Publisher
- Canadian Science Publishing
- Published
- 1985-05-01
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1045-1055
- ISSN
- 0706-652X (ISSN-L)
- 1205-7533
- OpenAlex
- W2148120228
- Cited by
- 585
- References
- 47
- FWCI
- 19.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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