Ponds : formation, characteristics, and uses / editor, Paul L. Meyer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meyer, Paul L., 1970-

Series:

Earth Sciences in the 21st Century

Earth sciences in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ponds.

Pond ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most species of anurans require ponds for reproduction. This book discusses the attributes likely to influence a pond's suitability as a spawning site include factors such as vegetation, depth, water chemistry, presence of predators, hydroperiod and water chemistry.

Contents:

Intro

PONDS: FORMATION, CHARACTERISTICS, AND USES

CONTENTS

PREFACE

POND USAGE BY ANURAN AMPHIBIANS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

AN OVERVIEW OF ANURAN LIFE HISTORY

Reproductive Mode of Anurans

DECLINING AMPHIBIAN POPULATIONS

HABITAT LOSS AND ALTERATION OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS

Exotic Anurans

MANIPULATION OF POND HABITATS AS A POTENTIAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY

Other Potential Opportunities for Lineage-Specific Control Measures

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL PONDS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES: FACTORS INFLUENCING NUTRIENTS AND FISH PRODUCTION

1. RECREATIONAL FISHING POPULARITY NATIONWIDE AND IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

1.1. Fish Species and Stocking Rates

1.2. Economic Value

1.3. Pond Density Nationwide and in the Southeast

1.4. Pond Fertilization

1.5. Sediment Nutrients and Benthic Invertebrates Interactions in Ponds

2. COMMERCIAL PONDS

2.1. Early Aquaculture in the United States

2.2. Physical Pond Features

2.3. Economic Value and Competition

2.4. Industry Inefficiencies

2.5. The Future of Commercial Catfish Ponds

3. SYNOPSIS

OPTIMUM SIZE OF NON-CONVECTIVE ZONE OF SALT GRADIENT SOLAR POND

NOMENCLATURE

DESIGN STRUCTURE OF SALT GRADIENT SOLAR POND

OPTIMUM NCZ SIZE CONSIDERING THERMAL PERFORMANCE ASPECT

Analysis for optimum size of NCZ for rapid Warm-Up (Determination of xM)

Analysis for Optimum Size of NCZ for Maximum Heat Retrieval after Warm Up (Determination of xm)

EFFECT OF OPTIMUM NCZ SIZE ON THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF SGSP

Input Data for Simulation Model

APPLYING GRADIENT ZONE STABILITY CRITERION TO THE NCZ SIZES

AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN WITH ADDITIONAL NCZ

APPENDIX I.

APPENDIX II. ANALYSIS FOR NON-LINEAR SALINITY PROFILE

CONCLUSIONS

A DYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE OF SHALLOW LAKES OF ARID PATAGONIA AS HABITAT FOR WATERBIRDS

STUDY AREA

METHODS

Field Data Collection

Lake Classification

Spatial and Temporal Variation

Waterbird Habitat Suitability

RESULTS

Lake Characterization

Spatial and Temporal Variations

PHYTOPLANKTON FROM SUBTROPICAL PONDS: GROWTH PARAMETERS, CARBOHYDRATE PRODUCTION, AND POLYSACCHARIDE COMPOSITION OF THREE CHLOROPHYTES

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Organisms and Culture Conditions

Experiments

HPIC-PAD Analysis

DISCUSSION

LAKES BEYOND THE EARTH: DRY LAKEBEDS ON MARS, AND ACTIVE METHANE-ETHANE LAKES ON TITAN

LAKES ON MARS

CHARACTERISTICS OF ANCIENT LAKES

POSSIBLE FORMATION MECHANISMS

IMPORTANCE OF LAKES ON MARS

LAKES ON TITAN

OBSERVED CHARACTERISTICS

COMPOSITION AND SOURCE OF THE LIQUID

CONNECTION WITH CLIMATE

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

ZOOPLANKTON ASSEMBLAGES IN SOUTHERN CHILEAN PONDS: POTENTIAL ROLE OF TROPHIC STATUS AND NATURAL ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION EXPOSURE

SHALLOW MOUNTAIN WATER BODIES OF NORTHERN PATAGONIA

SHALLOW WATER BODIES OF PATAGONIAN PLAINS

LABORATORY STUDIES ON BEHAVIOR OF BOUNDARIES BETWEEN GRADIENT ZONE AND CONVECTIVE ZONES IN A SALINITY GRADIENT SOLAR POND

1. INTRODUCTION

2. LABORATORY-EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

3.1. Qualitative Study of the Flow

3.2. Quantitative Study of the Flow

VARIOUS PONDS ALIVE

ABSTRACT.

ONE: Circles Centers Everywhere, Circumferences Nowhere

TWO: Zillion Sand-Grains, Zillion Worlds

THREE: Inter-Kaleidoscopes, Vacuous, Being-Nothing Involved

Vacuous Kaleidoscopes

Kaleidoscopes of the Common and of Life-Death

FOUR: Relativism Life-Worldly, Intercultural

History, Mistakes, Alive always

Cash Value of Various Ponds Alive

THE INFLUENCE OF FERTILIZATION ON DUCK BREEDING IN EXTENSIVELY MANAGED FISHPONDS OF THE BRENNE, CENTRAL FRANCE

Data Collection

Data Analysis

Fishpond Characteristics According to Fertilization Categories

Variation in Duck Brood Density

Size Variation with Age in Pochard Broods

Discussion

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes biblographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61761-377-0

OCLC:

712044668