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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826677703321

Autore

Valk Arnoud van der

Titolo

The biology of freshwater wetlands / / Arnold G. van der Valk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 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

Wetlands

Wetland ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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