Beck, Gregor Gilpin, 1964-

Watersheds : a practical handbook for healthy water / illustrations and original concept by Clive Dobson ; text by Gregor Gilpin Beck. - Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books, 1999. - 152 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is a watershed? -- How watersheds work : water and nutrient cycles -- From headwaters to outflows : parts of a watershed -- Natural changes within watersheds -- Air pollution -- Water pollution -- The impact of exotic species : hidden invaders -- Habitat loss and degradation -- Ecological restoration : righting environmental wrongs.

1552093301 (pbk.) : $19.95 9781552093306 (pbk.)

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Watersheds--North America.
Water quality.
Ecology.
Pollution.
Cuencas hidrográficas--América del Norte.
Calidad del agua.
Ecología.
Restoration ecology--North America.
Bassins hydrographiques--Amâerique du Nord.
Eau--Qualitâe.
âEcologie.
Pollution.
Râehabilitation (âEcologie)--Amâerique du Nord.

QH 102 / B393w 1999

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