Fundamentals of tropical freshwater wetlands : from ecology to conservation management / editors, Tatenda Dalu, Ryan J. Wasserman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dalu, Tatenda, editor.

Wasserman, Ryan J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wetland conservation.

Wetland ecology.

Wetland management.

Wetland management--Tropics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xlii, 820 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)

Other Title:

From ecology to conservation management

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2022]

Summary:

"Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management is a practical guide and important tool for practitioners and educators interested in the ecology, conservation and management of wetlands in tropical/subtropical regions. The book is written in such a way that, in addition to scientists and managers, it is accessible to non-specialist readers. Organized into three themed sections and twenty-three chapters, this volume covers a variety of topics, exposing the reader to a full range of scientific, conservation and management issues. Each chapter has been written by specialists in the topic being presented."-- Title details screen.

Contents:

Intro

Title page

Table of Contents

Copyright

Dedication

List of contributors

About the editors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Tropical freshwater wetlands: an introduction

Abstract

1.1 Wetlands importance

1.2 Wetland threats

1.3 Sustainable use of the remaining wetlands

1.4 Ramsar wetland classification

1.5 Book structure and content

References

Further reading

Section 1: Abiotic properties and processes

Chapter 2. Factors controlling wetland formation

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Climate

2.3 Macro-scale controls on wetland formation

2.4 Fluvial forms and processes

2.5 Nested spatial scales

2.6 Timescales of development

2.7 Peat accumulation

2.8 Large-scale trends in wetland vegetation

2.9 Conclusion

Chapter 3. Hydrology, geomorphology, and soils: an overview

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Wetland hydrology

3.3 Collection and analysis of hydrologic data

3.4 Wetland geomorphology

3.5 Wetland soils

3.6 Terrestrially embedded wetlands: surface depressions, karst sinkholes, and peatlands

3.7 Conclusion

Chapter 4. Physicochemical environment

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Hydrology and physicochemistry

4.3 Threats to wetlands in the tropics and subtropics

4.4 Conclusions

Chapter 5. Carbon sequestration and fluxes

5.1 Introduction and overview

5.2 Wetland definition

5.3 Wetlands in the global carbon cycle

5.4 Fermentation

5.5 Methanogenesis

5.6 Methane oxidation

5.7 Methane emissions

5.8 Ebullition

5.9 Carbon-sulfur nexus

5.10 Carbon gains and losses in tropical and subtropical wetlands

5.11 Global carbon storage in the tropics

5.12 Measuring carbon sequestration and fluxes in wetlands.

5.13 Wetland ecosystem modeling of carbon fluxes

5.14 Carbon storage in the "anthropocene"

5.15 Land use changes

5.16 Climate change

5.17 Conclusions and additional considerations

Chapter 6. Nutrient cycling

6.1 Introduction and overview

6.2 Biogeochemistry

6.3 Nutrients

6.4 Nitrogen cycling

6.5 Phosphorus cycling

6.6 Sulfur cycle

6.7 Wetland nutrient-trophic interactions

6.8 Trophic regulation of nutrient budgets

6.9 Effects of nutrients on food webs

6.10 Conclusions

Section 2: Biota and biotic processes

Chapter 7. Vegetation

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Environmental conditions during flooding and impacts on plants

7.3 Major groups of plants in tropical freshwater wetlands

7.4 Plant species richness

7.5 Use of wetland vegetation

7.6 Conservation status of the large tropical wetland complexes

7.7 Conclusions

Chapter 8. Phytoplankton dynamics

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Distribution patterns

8.3 Important community drivers

8.4 Tropical cyanobacterial blooms

8.5 Phytoplankton use in water quality assessments

8.6 Future direction

Chapter 9. Zooplankton

9.1 General introduction

9.2 Cladocerans

9.3 Ostracods

9.4 Copepods

9.5 Rotifers

9.6 General conclusions and conservation management

Chapter 10. Large branchiopods

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Systematics

10.3 Comparison between (sub)tropical biogeographical regions

10.4 Functional groups

10.5 Life history strategies

10.6 Habitat preferences

10.7 Important local habitat characteristics

10.8 Community assembly and dynamics

10.9 Role of large branchiopods in ecosystem function and services

10.10 Threats and conservation

References.

Chapter 11. Macroinvertebrates

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Diversity of macroinvertebrates in depression and floodplain wetlands

11.3 Ecological processes and factors structuring macroinvertebrate assemblages in temporary wetlands

11.4 Macroinvertebrates as biological indicators of habitat quality in temporary wetlands

11.5 Ecosystem functions and services provided by macroinvertebrates in wetlands

11.6 Threats to temporary depression and floodplain wetlands

11.7 Conclusion

Chapter 12. Fish

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Flood pulse: dynamic connectivity

12.3 Wetland habitat types and associated fish fauna

12.4 Reproductive strategies and spawning migrations

12.5 Latitudinal aspects

12.6 Life history strategies

12.7 Trophic ecology

12.8 Community perspectives on trophic ecology

12.9 Specific adaptations of wetland fishes

12.10 Summary and conclusions

Chapter 13. Amphibians and squamates in Amazonian flooded habitats, with a study on the variation of amphibian assemblages along the Solimões River

13.1 Origin, dynamics, and environmental heterogeneity of Amazonian flooded habitats

13.2 Biotic patterns in Amazonian flooded habitats: amphibians and squamates

13.3 Diversity and spatial variation of amphibians and squamates at the várzea

13.4 Case study: variation of amphibian assemblages along the várzea of the Solimões River

Chapter 14. Management of waterbirds in a Kalahari pan ecosystem

14.1 Wetlands in southern Africa

14.2 The formation and ecology of pans in southern Africa

14.3 Waterbird communities and breeding in the pan ecosystem

14.4 The pan ecosystem in western Zimbabwe - protected areas and nonprotected areas.

14.5 Trends and drivers of waterbird communities

14.6 Threats to waterbirds inside and outside protected areas

14.7 Benefits of waterbirds to local people

14.8 Measures for the conservation of waterbirds in the pan wetland system

Chapter 15. A snapshot of parasites in tropical and subtropical freshwater wetlands: modest attention for major players

15.1 Introduction

15.2 A multitude of lifeforms and lifestyles: major parasite taxa in freshwater wetlands

15.3 Animals as vectors and hosts: some stories of conservation and parasite ecology

15.4 Plant(s) (and) parasites in tropical freshwater wetlands

15.5 Anthropogenic influences on parasites in tropical freshwater wetlands

15.6 A One Health view on tropical wetlands

15.7 Life cycle reconstruction of water-borne parasites: a lost art?

Chapter 16. Impacts of alien invasive species on large wetlands

16.1 Introduction

16.2 Part I: invasive species case studies

16.3 Plants

16.4 Invertebrates

16.5 Vertebrates

16.5.2 Cane toad Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758)

16.5.3 Burmese python Python bivittatus (Kuhl, 1820)

16.6 Part II: invaded tropical wetland ecosystems

16.6.1 Greater Everglades Ecosystem, North America

16.6.2 Kafue Flats, Africa

16.6.3 Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), Asia

16.6.4 Case study comparisons

16.7 Summary

Chapter 17. Food webs

17.1 Introduction and overview

17.2 Trophic groups

17.3 Trophic dynamics

17.4 Wetlands as attractants and sources of predators

17.5 How predator-prey interactions shape wetland communities

17.6 Predation in temporary wetlands

17.7 Models and experimental approaches to quantify trophic interactions

17.8 Conclusions

Chapter 18. Metacommunity structure and dynamics.

Abstract

18.1 The metacommunity approach

18.2 Processes shaping aquatic metacommunities

18.3 Assessment of main processes through variation partitioning

18.4 Conservation implications

18.5 Conclusions

Section 3: Monitoring, conservation and management

Chapter 19. Vegetated wetlands: from ecology to conservation management

19.1 Introduction

19.2 Tropical wetland resources

19.3 Delineating tropical wetlands

19.4 Assessing wetland status, structure, and function

19.5 Wetland management

19.6 Grasping reality

19.7 Conclusions: learning from the past and influencing the future

Chapter 20. Introduction to wetland monitoring

20.1 Introduction

20.2 Concluding remarks

Chapter 21. GIS and remote sensing analytics: assessment and monitoring

21.1 General introduction

21.2 Livelihoods and ecohydrological benefits of tropical wetlands

21.3 Traditional tropical wetland monitoring and assessment techniques

21.4 Geospatial applications in tropical wetland monitoring and assessment

21.5 Trade-offs between costs and availability of remote sensing data for tropical wetland monitoring

21.6 Available approaches and techniques of wetland monitoring using remote sensing data

21.7 Strengths and limitations of applying GIS and remote sensing in tropical wetlands

21.8 Remote sensing data fusion for improved tropical wetlands monitoring

21.9 Future research directions for the remote sensing of tropical wetlands

21.10 Conclusions

Acknowledgment

Chapter 22. Institutional, policy, and legal nexus and implications

22.1 Introduction

22.2 Overview of wetland utilization patterns in selected Southern African countries.

22.3 Drivers of wetland degradation in selected Southern Africa.

Notes:

Description based on print version record and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Dalu, Tatenda Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands

ISBN:

9780128223635

0128223634

OCLC:

1288214687