The increased use of hydropower is currently driving the greatest surge in global dam
construction since the mid-20th century, meaning that most major rivers on Earth are now …

Over the past few decades, we have realized that the silica cycle is strongly intertwined with
other major biogeochemical cycles, like those of carbon and nitrogen, and as such is …

Rivers provide the primary link between land and sea. Utilizing the world's largest database,
this book presents a detailed analysis and synthesis of the processes affecting fluvial …

Nutrient fluxes to coastal areas have risen in recent decades, leading to widespread hypoxia
and other ecological damage, particularly from nitrogen (N). Several factors make N more …

Aquatic Photosynthesis is a comprehensive guide to understanding the evolution and
ecology of photosynthesis in aquatic environments. This second edition, thoroughly revised …

Chemical weathering is an integral part of both the rock and carbon cycles and is being
affected by changes in land use, particularly as a result of agricultural practices such as …

Because freshwater covers such a small fraction of the Earth's surface area, inland
freshwater ecosystems (particularly lakes, rivers, and reservoirs) have rarely been …

China's rapid economic and social development has led to an acceleration in nutrient inputs
to coastal waters, which, in turn, has resulted in severe coastal eutrophication. On the …

A primary focus of coastal science during the past 3 decades has been the question: How
does anthropogenic nutrient enrichment cause change in the structure or function of …

The first special volume of Limnology and Oceanography, published in 1972, focused on
whether phosphorus (P) or carbon (C) is the major agent causing eutrophication in aquatic …