Biology of Lakes and Ponds

Name: Biology of Lakes and Ponds
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ISBN: 9780198516132

ISBN-10: 0198516134

ISBN-13: 9780198516132

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Christer Brï¿½nmark, Lars-Anders Hansson, Christer Brï¿½nmark

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The Biology of Lakes and Ponds , now in its second edition, is a valuable text for university tuition. Its lucid explanations and descriptions of adaptation, dominance, dispersal, and succession of organisms, as well as the effects of abiotic factors, predation, and competition, ensure its relevance and use to a broad audience of biologists and naturalists with an interest in freshwater ecology.

Book details

List price: $70.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/28/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English




Introduction



The abiotic frame and adaptations to cope with abiotic constraints


Introduction


Staying afloat


Turbulence


Lake formation


Temperature


Light


Abiotic factors affected by the catchment area


Water colour


Carbon


pH


Nutrients


Oxygen


Habitat permanence


Practical experiments and observations



The organisms: the actors within the abiotic frame


Introduction


Viruses


Prokaryotic organisms


Eukaryotic organisms


Protozoa


Primary producers


Metazoa-animals with differentiated cells


Practical experiments and observations



Biotics: competition, herbivory, predation, parasitism, and symbiosis


Introduction


Competition


Predation and herbivory


Parasitism


Symbiosis


Practical experiments and obsrvations



Food web interactions in freshwater ecosystems


Introduction


The evolution of an ecosystem approach


Cascading trophic interactions


Alternative stable states


Microbial components


Interaction strength in freshwater food chains


Succession


Impact of organisms on the abiotic frame


Practical experiments and observations



Biodiversity and environmental threats


Introduction


Biodiversity in lakes and ponds


Paleolimnology as a tool to understand history


Eutrophication


Acidification


Contamination


Global climate change


Solar ultraviolet radiation


Combined effects of environmental hazards


Exotic species


Global differentiation


Actions taken against environmental threats


References


Further Reading


Glossary