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Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems [[electronic resource] ] : Effects and Responses
| Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems [[electronic resource] ] : Effects and Responses |
| Autore | Lake P. Sam |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (402 p.) |
| Disciplina |
595.76/49
595.7649 |
| Soggetto topico |
Droughts
Dung beetles --Ecology Dung beetles --Evolution Freshwater ecology SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology Earth & Environmental Sciences Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Meteorology & Climatology Invertebrates & Protozoa |
| ISBN |
1-283-17811-7
9786613178114 1-4443-4181-2 1-4443-4178-2 |
| Classificazione | SCI020000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
DROUGHT and AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS: Effects and Responses; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: the nature of droughts; 1.1 The social and economic damage of drought; 1.2 Major characteristics of drought; 1.3 The formation of droughts; 1.4 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and drought; 1.5 Other important oscillations creating drought; 1.6 Drought in Australia; 2 Types of drought and their assessment; 2.1 Drought monitoring and indices; 2.2 Meteorological drought; 2.3 Hydrological drought; 3 The perturbation of hydrological drought; 3.1 Refuges and drought
3.2 Traits and adaptations to drought3.3 The nature of studies on drought in aquatic ecosystems; 4 Droughts of the past: dendrochronology and lake sediments; 4.1 Indicators of past droughts; 4.1.1 Dendrochronology; 4.1.2 Indicators from lakes: tree stumps and sediments; 4.2 Impacts of past drought on lakes; 4.3 Droughts of the Holocene; 4.3.1 Early and mid-Holocene droughts; 4.3.2 Late Holocene droughts; 5 Water bodies, catchments and the abiotic effects of drought; 5.1 Water body types; 5.2 Aquatic ecosystems, their catchments and drought; 5.3 Drought and effects on catchments 5.4 Riparian zones and drought5.5 Sequence of changes in water bodies with drying; 5.6 Changes in water quality with drought in lentic systems; 5.7 Drought in connected lakes; 5.8 Drought and water quality in flowing waters; 5.9 Drought and benthic sediments; 5.10 The breaking of drought - re-wetting and the return of flows; 5.11 Concluding remarks; 5.12 The next chapters; 6 Drought and temporary waters; 6.1 Drought and the biota of temporary waters; 6.1.1 Algae; 6.1.2 Vascular plants; 6.2 Fauna of temporary standing waters and drought; 6.2.1 Fish of temporary lentic waters 6.2.2 Invertebrates6.2.3 Invertebrates in regional standing water bodies of differing hydroperiods; 6.3 Insights from experimental studies of drought in temporary waters; 6.4 The biota of temporary streams and drought; 6.4.1 Drying in desert streams; 6.4.2 Mediterranean streams; 6.4.3 Dryland streams; 6.5 Drying and recovery in temporary wetlands and streams; 6.6 Conclusions; 7 Drought, floodplain rivers and wetland complexes; 7.1 Drought and floodplain systems; 7.2 Drought and the biota of floodplain systems; 7.2.1 Vascular plants; 7.2.2 Phytoplankton; 7.2.3 Zooplankton; 7.2.4 Benthos 7.3 Floodplain rivers, fish and drought7.3.1 Fish and the mainstem channel; 7.3.2 Drought and adaptations of floodplain fish; 7.4 Drought, fish assemblages and floodplain rivers; 7.5 Summary; 7.6 Large wetland complexes with seasonal flooding; 7.6.1 The Florida Everglades; 7.6.2 Drought and crustaceans of the Everglades; 7.6.3 Drought and fish of the Everglades; 7.6.4 Summary; 7.7 Amphibious and terrestrial vertebrates; 7.7.1 Amphibians; 7.7.2 Reptiles and mammals; 7.7.3 Waterbirds; 7.7.4 Summary; 8 Drought and perennial waters: plants and invertebrates; 8.1 Drought and lentic systems 8.1.1 Drought in Lake Chilwa |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139628003321 |
Lake P. Sam
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| Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems [[electronic resource] ] : Effects and Responses
| Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems [[electronic resource] ] : Effects and Responses |
| Autore | Lake P. Sam |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (402 p.) |
| Disciplina |
595.76/49
595.7649 |
| Soggetto topico |
Droughts
Dung beetles --Ecology Dung beetles --Evolution Freshwater ecology SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology Earth & Environmental Sciences Zoology Health & Biological Sciences Meteorology & Climatology Invertebrates & Protozoa |
| ISBN |
1-283-17811-7
9786613178114 1-4443-4181-2 1-4443-4178-2 |
| Classificazione | SCI020000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
DROUGHT and AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS: Effects and Responses; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: the nature of droughts; 1.1 The social and economic damage of drought; 1.2 Major characteristics of drought; 1.3 The formation of droughts; 1.4 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and drought; 1.5 Other important oscillations creating drought; 1.6 Drought in Australia; 2 Types of drought and their assessment; 2.1 Drought monitoring and indices; 2.2 Meteorological drought; 2.3 Hydrological drought; 3 The perturbation of hydrological drought; 3.1 Refuges and drought
3.2 Traits and adaptations to drought3.3 The nature of studies on drought in aquatic ecosystems; 4 Droughts of the past: dendrochronology and lake sediments; 4.1 Indicators of past droughts; 4.1.1 Dendrochronology; 4.1.2 Indicators from lakes: tree stumps and sediments; 4.2 Impacts of past drought on lakes; 4.3 Droughts of the Holocene; 4.3.1 Early and mid-Holocene droughts; 4.3.2 Late Holocene droughts; 5 Water bodies, catchments and the abiotic effects of drought; 5.1 Water body types; 5.2 Aquatic ecosystems, their catchments and drought; 5.3 Drought and effects on catchments 5.4 Riparian zones and drought5.5 Sequence of changes in water bodies with drying; 5.6 Changes in water quality with drought in lentic systems; 5.7 Drought in connected lakes; 5.8 Drought and water quality in flowing waters; 5.9 Drought and benthic sediments; 5.10 The breaking of drought - re-wetting and the return of flows; 5.11 Concluding remarks; 5.12 The next chapters; 6 Drought and temporary waters; 6.1 Drought and the biota of temporary waters; 6.1.1 Algae; 6.1.2 Vascular plants; 6.2 Fauna of temporary standing waters and drought; 6.2.1 Fish of temporary lentic waters 6.2.2 Invertebrates6.2.3 Invertebrates in regional standing water bodies of differing hydroperiods; 6.3 Insights from experimental studies of drought in temporary waters; 6.4 The biota of temporary streams and drought; 6.4.1 Drying in desert streams; 6.4.2 Mediterranean streams; 6.4.3 Dryland streams; 6.5 Drying and recovery in temporary wetlands and streams; 6.6 Conclusions; 7 Drought, floodplain rivers and wetland complexes; 7.1 Drought and floodplain systems; 7.2 Drought and the biota of floodplain systems; 7.2.1 Vascular plants; 7.2.2 Phytoplankton; 7.2.3 Zooplankton; 7.2.4 Benthos 7.3 Floodplain rivers, fish and drought7.3.1 Fish and the mainstem channel; 7.3.2 Drought and adaptations of floodplain fish; 7.4 Drought, fish assemblages and floodplain rivers; 7.5 Summary; 7.6 Large wetland complexes with seasonal flooding; 7.6.1 The Florida Everglades; 7.6.2 Drought and crustaceans of the Everglades; 7.6.3 Drought and fish of the Everglades; 7.6.4 Summary; 7.7 Amphibious and terrestrial vertebrates; 7.7.1 Amphibians; 7.7.2 Reptiles and mammals; 7.7.3 Waterbirds; 7.7.4 Summary; 8 Drought and perennial waters: plants and invertebrates; 8.1 Drought and lentic systems 8.1.1 Drought in Lake Chilwa |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910678176403321 |
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Lake P. Sam
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| Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||