The biology of freshwater wetlands
Title:
The biology of freshwater wetlands
Author:
Valk, Arnoud van der.
ISBN:
9780191623776
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages) : illustrations.
Series:
The biology of habitats series
Biology of habitats.
General Note:
Originally published: 2006.
Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Abbreviations; 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 Water and Soil; 2.1 Physical and chemical properties of water; 2.2 Wetland hydrology; 2.3 Secondary gradients; 2.4 Hydric soils; 2.4.1 Soil genesis; 2.5 Summary; 2.6 Practical experiments and observations; 2.6.1 Water levels; 2.6.2 Water chemistry; 2.6.3 Temperature and oxygen gradients; 2.6.4 Redox; 2.6.5 Hydric soils.
Abstract:
Global wetlands exhibit significant differences in both hydrology and species composition and range from moss-dominated arctic peatlands to seasonally-flooded tropical floodplains. They are increasingly recognized for the important services that they provide to both the environment and human society such as wildlife and fish production, nutrient filtering, and carbon sequestration. A combination of low oxygen levels and dense plant canopies present particular challenges for organisms living in this aquatic habitat. This concise textbook discusses the universal environmental and biological feat.
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Electronic Access:
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