The fluvial hydrosystem;A drainage basin perspective;Hydrological and hydrochemical dynamics;Geomorphology of temperate rivers;Hydrological and geomorphological structure of hydrostreams;Primary production and primary producers;Aquqtic invertebrates;Fish population in rivers;Interaction between units of the fluvial hydrosystem;Human impacts on fluvial hydrosystems;Fluvial hydrosystems: a management perspective;References;Index