{"product_id":"for-the-love-of-rivers-a-scientists-journey-paperback","title":"For the Love of Rivers: A Scientist's Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKurt D. Fausch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRivers and streams supply our water and capture our imaginations. We seek the more pristine ones to fish or paddle, to hike along or simply sit and watch. But what is it we are seeing? What is essential about streams and rivers for us as humans? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Rivers, \u003c\/i\u003e stream ecologist Kurt Fausch draws readers across the reflective surface of streams to view and ponder what is beneath, and how they work. While celebrating their beauty and mystery, he uses his many years of experience as a field biologist to explain the underlying science connecting these aquatic ecosystems to their streamside forests and the organisms found there--including humans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to the life and work of Shigeru Nakano, a pioneering river ecologist who inspired other scientists around the world with his innovative research on stream-forest connections. Fausch takes readers along as he journeys to Japan, where he awakens to an unfamiliar culture, to Nakano, and his research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nakano's life was abruptly ended in a tragic field accident, and his death was deeply mourned. Fausch joins Japanese and American colleagues to continue Nakano's research legacy, learn everything they can about the effects that humans have on rivers, fish, and their intricate links with riparian zones, and share this knowledge with others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e More than a book about stream ecology, \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of the interconnectedness of life. It is an authoritative and accessible look at the science of rivers and streams, but it also ponders the larger questions of why rivers are important to humans, why it is in our nature to want to be near them, and what we can do now to ensure the future of these essential ecosystems.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKURT D. FAUSCH is a professor in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University, where he has taught for 33 years. His collaborative research has taken him throughout Colorado, the West, and worldwide, including to Hokkaido in northern Japan. His experiences in Japan were chronicled in the PBS documentary film \"RiverWebs.\" He has received numerous awards from the American Fisheries Society and the World Council of Fisheries Societies, and served as the acting Director of the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at CSU. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758110146848,"sku":"9780870717703","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb6f35c24bc0c1d801b4ea842862a978.webp?v=1780118275","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/for-the-love-of-rivers-a-scientists-journey-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}