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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Valk, Arnoud van der.

Series:

Biology of habitats.

Biology of habitats

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wetlands.

Wetland ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

&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

Contents:

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;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-151365-2

1-4294-2176-2

OCLC:

476260705