David Strayer is a freshwater ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. He is a coeditor of Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science and the author of The Hudson Primer: The Ecology of an Iconic River.

This fluent study from Strayer, an ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explores the biodiversity found in inland bodies of water. . . . It's an enjoyable freshwater complement to Helen Czerski's The Blue Machine.—Publishers Weekly

• PrefaceChapter 1. Theme and Variations: The Rest of the Blue PlanetChapter 2. Inland Waters: Types, Sizes, and ShapesChapter 3. Origins: How Inland Waters Are MadeChapter 4. Age: Lifespans of Inland WatersChapter 5. Disruption: Stability and Disturbance in Inland WatersChapter 6. Materials: The Chemical Diversity of Inland WatersChapter 7. Isolation: All Inland Waters Are IslandsChapter 8. Life: Inland-Water BiodiversityChapter 9. Challenges 1: How Do You Keep from Getting Washed to the Sea?Chapter 10. Challenges 2: What Do You Do When the Water Dries Up?Chapter 11. Challenges 3: How Do You Find Some Lunch?Chapter 12. Challenges 4: And Then There's SexChapter 13. Peril: Human Impacts on Inland Waters and Their BiodiversityChapter 14. Solutions: Protecting and Restoring Inland-Water EcosystemsChapter 15. Back to the Theme: Closing RemarksNotesIndex

David Strayer is a freshwater ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. He is a coeditor of Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science and the author of The Hudson Primer: The Ecology of an Iconic River.

This fluent study from Strayer, an ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explores the biodiversity found in inland bodies of water. . . . It's an enjoyable freshwater complement to Helen Czerski's The Blue Machine.—Publishers Weekly

• PrefaceChapter 1. Theme and Variations: The Rest of the Blue PlanetChapter 2. Inland Waters: Types, Sizes, and ShapesChapter 3. Origins: How Inland Waters Are MadeChapter 4. Age: Lifespans of Inland WatersChapter 5. Disruption: Stability and Disturbance in Inland WatersChapter 6. Materials: The Chemical Diversity of Inland WatersChapter 7. Isolation: All Inland Waters Are IslandsChapter 8. Life: Inland-Water BiodiversityChapter 9. Challenges 1: How Do You Keep from Getting Washed to the Sea?Chapter 10. Challenges 2: What Do You Do When the Water Dries Up?Chapter 11. Challenges 3: How Do You Find Some Lunch?Chapter 12. Challenges 4: And Then There's SexChapter 13. Peril: Human Impacts on Inland Waters and Their BiodiversityChapter 14. Solutions: Protecting and Restoring Inland-Water EcosystemsChapter 15. Back to the Theme: Closing RemarksNotesIndex

David Strayer is a freshwater ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. He is a coeditor of Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science and the author of The Hudson Primer: The Ecology of an Iconic River.

This fluent study from Strayer, an ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explores the biodiversity found in inland bodies of water. . . . It's an enjoyable freshwater complement to Helen Czerski's The Blue Machine.—Publishers Weekly

• PrefaceChapter 1. Theme and Variations: The Rest of the Blue PlanetChapter 2. Inland Waters: Types, Sizes, and ShapesChapter 3. Origins: How Inland Waters Are MadeChapter 4. Age: Lifespans of Inland WatersChapter 5. Disruption: Stability and Disturbance in Inland WatersChapter 6. Materials: The Chemical Diversity of Inland WatersChapter 7. Isolation: All Inland Waters Are IslandsChapter 8. Life: Inland-Water BiodiversityChapter 9. Challenges 1: How Do You Keep from Getting Washed to the Sea?Chapter 10. Challenges 2: What Do You Do When the Water Dries Up?Chapter 11. Challenges 3: How Do You Find Some Lunch?Chapter 12. Challenges 4: And Then There's SexChapter 13. Peril: Human Impacts on Inland Waters and Their BiodiversityChapter 14. Solutions: Protecting and Restoring Inland-Water EcosystemsChapter 15. Back to the Theme: Closing RemarksNotesIndex