The Middle Paraná river is one of the largest in the world. Exceptionally rich in fauna and flora, it provides researchers with a glimpse into an ecosystem yet undisturbed by human civilization. This fascinating book covers all the key aspects of the Paraná¿s fluvial limnology and ecology, arranged in discrete and easily navigable sections. First, the physical and chemical environment is explained, then the river¿s plant life, followed by its invertebrate life, and finally the vertebrates that inhabit the river.

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1 Physical Geography of the BasinMartín Iriondo and Aldo R. Paira 2 GeomorphologyMartín Iriondo 3 Oirigin, Evolution and Types of the Floodplain Water BodiesAldo R. Paira and Edmundo C. Drago 4 The Physical Dynamics of the River Lake Floodplain SystemEdmundo C. Drago 5 Fluvial Sediments. Main Channel and Floodplain InterrelationshipsMario L. Amsler, Edmundo C. Drago, and Aldo R. Paira 6 GeochemistryPedro J. Depetris and Andrea I. Pasquini 7 PhytoplanktonYolanda Zalocar de Domitrovic, M. Devercelli, and M.O. García de Emiliani 8 Aquatic MacrophytesRafael A. Sabattini and V.H. Lallana 9 ZooplanktonSusana José de Paggi and Juan C. Paggi 10 Benthic InvertebratesInés Ezcurra de Drago, Mercedes Marchese, and Luciana Montalto 11 Littoral Communities. MacrocrustaceansPablo Collins, Veronica Willinger, and Federico Giri 12 FishesLiliana Rossi, Elly Cordiviola, and María Julieta Parma 13 AmphibiansPaola M. Peltzer and R.C. Lajamanovich 14 ReptilesAlejandro R. Giraudo, Vanesa Arzamendia, and Soledad M. López 15 BirdsAdolfo H. Beltzer and Martin A. Quiroga Subject Index