Fundamentals of tropical freshwater wetlands : from ecology to conservation management /
"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 th...
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Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Elsevier,
[2022]
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Table of Contents:
- Tropical freshwater wetlands : an introduction
- Section 1: Abiotic properties and processes. Factors controlling wetland formation
- Hydrology, geomorphology, and soils : an overview
- Physicochemical environment
- Carbon sequestration and fluxes
- Nutrient cycling
- Section 2: Biota and biotic processes. Vegetation
- Phytoplankton dynamics
- Zooplankton
- Large branchiopods
- Macroinvertebrates
- Fish
- Amphibians and squamates in Amazonian flooded habitats, with a study on the variation of amphibian assemblages along the Solimões River
- Management of waterbirds in a Kalahari pan ecosystem
- A snapshot of parasites in tropical and subtropical freshwater wetlands : modest attention for major players
- Impacts of alien invasive species on large wetlands
- Food webs
- Metacommunity structure and dynamics
- Section 3: Monitoring, conservation and management. Vegetated wetlands : from ecology to conservation management
- Introduction to wetland monitoring
- GIS and remote sensing analytics : assessment and monitoring
- Institutional, policy, and legal nexus and implications
- Indigenous peoples' participation and the management of wetlands in Africa : a review of the Ramsar Convention.