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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450891503321

Autore

van der Valk Arnold G

Titolo

The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006

ISBN

0-19-151365-2

1-4294-2176-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Collana

Biology of Habitats

Disciplina

577.68

Soggetti

Wetland ecology

Wetlands

Science

Natural history

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; 1 Introduction; 2 Wetland environments; 3 Microorganisms and invertebrates; 4 Wetland plants and animals; 5 Spatial and temporal patterns; 6 Wetland functions; 7 The future of wetlands; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

&i&The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands&i/& 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 arctic peat lands 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 type