Biology of Freshwater Wetlands.
Title:
Biology of Freshwater Wetlands.
Author:
Van der Valk, Arnold G.
ISBN:
9780191513657
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (186 pages)
Series:
Biology of Habitats
Contents:
CONTENTS -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What is a wetland? -- 1.2 Wetland classification -- 1.3 Wetland inventories -- 1.4 Summary -- 1.5 Practical experiments and observations -- 1.5.1 Wetland classification -- 2 Wetland environments -- 2.1 Physical and chemical properties of water -- 2.2 Macrophyte canopies -- 2.3 Wetland hydrology -- 2.4 Summary -- 2.5 Practical experiments and observations -- 2.5.1 Water levels -- 2.5.2 Water chemistry -- 2.5.3 Temperature and oxygen gradients -- 3 Microorganisms and invertebrates -- 3.1 Microorganisms -- 3.1.1 Bacteria -- 3.1.2 Bacterial metabolism -- 3.1.3 Dissimilatory metabolism -- 3.1.4 Assimilatory metabolism -- 3.1.5 Fungi -- 3.1.6 Algae -- 3.2 Invertebrates -- 3.2.1 Aquatic insects -- 3.3 Summary -- 3.4 Practical experiments and observations -- 3.4.1 Wetland algae -- 3.4.2 Wetland invertebrates -- 4 Wetland plants and animals -- 4.1 Wetland plants -- 4.1.1 Gas-space continuum -- 4.1.2 Heterophylly -- 4.1.3 Clonal growth -- 4.2 Birds -- 4.3 Fish -- 4.4 Amphibians, reptiles, and mammals -- 4.5 Summary -- 4.6 Practical experiments and observations -- 4.6.1 Macrophyte adaptations -- 4.6.2 Seed banks -- 4.6.3 Wetland birds -- 4.6.4 Wetland fish -- 5 Spatial and temporal patterns -- 5.1 Spatial patterns -- 5.1.1 Coenocline development -- 5.1.2 Fire -- 5.2 Temporal patterns -- 5.2.1 Macro-succession -- 5.2.2 Fluctuation versus Micro-succession -- 5.3 Development of wetland landscapes -- 5.4 Summary -- 5.5 Practical experiments and observations -- 5.5.1 Gradient analysis -- 5.5.2 Sediment cores -- 6 Wetland functions -- 6.1 Primary production -- 6.2 Litter decomposition -- 6.3 Food webs -- 6.4 Nutrient cycling -- 6.4.1 Nitrogen and sulphur cycling -- 6.4.2 Phosphorus cycling -- 6.5 Summary -- 6.6 Practical experiments and observations -- 6.6.1 Primary production -- 6.6.2 Invertebrates and litter decomposition.
6.6.3 Methane production -- 7 The future of wetlands -- 7.1 Wetland losses -- 7.2 Wetland degradation and invasive species -- 7.3 Global climate change -- 7.4 Wetland restoration -- 7.5 Summary -- GLOSSARY -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Z -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Abstract:
The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands provides a concise,easy to read introduction for anyone working in the field of wetland ecology. It will be ideal for undergraduate and graduate students as well as professional researchers in the fields of limnology and freshwater ecology requiring a concise overview of the topic. - ;Global wetlands range from moss-dominated artic peatlands to seasonally-flooded tropical floodplains, and exhibit significant differences in both hydrology and species composition. However, rather than concentrating on the detailed characteristics of specific wetland types, this concise textbook emphasizes their universal environmental and biological features. A combination of hydrology, low oxygen levels, and dense plant canopies are the major defining features of wetland habitats. Due to the slow diffusion of oxygen in water, oxygen in wetland soils and water columns is often very low or absent. The adaptations of wetland micro-organisims, invetebrates, plants, and vetebrates to anaerobic conditions (and ther functional consequences) are a major theme of this book. Plant. canopies create complex gradients of light, temperature and oxygen that change daily and seasonally. The book demonstrates how these shifting environmental gradients are responsible for the distribution of algae, invertebrates, and vertebrates in wetlands. Another major focus is on water level fluctuations and how they can affect the flora, fauna, and functions of wetlands. The future of wetlands is also examined, including the potential impacts of global climate change and efforts to restore. wetlands. - ;This book is readable and with suitable illustration and has an added feature in that there are suggestions for practical projects that will enhance our understanding. I found it to be of interest and importance. Mark Young, Bulletin of the British Ecological
Society 2006, 37:4 - ;Van der Valk has provided us with a great, well-balanced, educational book that deals with a very complex ecosystem. It will certainly inspire future readers to delve further into the intricacies of wetland ecosystems and motivate them to be more observant in the field. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, Volume 15 (2) June 2006, pages 38-39 -.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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