Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems Effects and Responses
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Erscheinungsdatum
09.06.2011
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WileySeitenzahl
400 (Printausgabe)
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2774 KB
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1. Auflage
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781444341799
Droughts are a major hazard to both natural and human-dominated
environments and those, especially of long duration and high
intensity, can be highly damaging and leave long-lasting effects.
This book describes the climatic conditions that give rise to
droughts, and their various forms and chief attributes. Past
droughts are described including those that had severe impacts on
human societies. As a disturbance, droughts can be thought of as
"ramps" in that they usually build slowly and take time
to become evident. As precipitation is reduced, flows from
catchments into aquatic systems decline. As water declines in water
bodies, ecological processes are changed and the biota can be
drastically reduced, though species and populations may survive by
using refuges. Recovery from drought varies in both rates and
in degrees of completeness and may be a function of both refuge
availability and connectivity.
For the first time, this book reviews the available rather
scattered literature on the impacts of drought on the flora, fauna
and ecological processes of aquatic ecosystems ranging from small
ponds to lakes and from streams to estuaries. The effects of
drought on the biota of standing waters and flowing waters and of
temporary waters and perennial systems are described and compared.
In addition, the ways in which human activity can exacerbate
droughts are outlined. In many parts of the world especially in the
mid latitudes, global warming may result in increases in the
duration and intensity of droughts.
Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems is essential reading for
freshwater ecologists, water resource managers and advanced
students.
environments and those, especially of long duration and high
intensity, can be highly damaging and leave long-lasting effects.
This book describes the climatic conditions that give rise to
droughts, and their various forms and chief attributes. Past
droughts are described including those that had severe impacts on
human societies. As a disturbance, droughts can be thought of as
"ramps" in that they usually build slowly and take time
to become evident. As precipitation is reduced, flows from
catchments into aquatic systems decline. As water declines in water
bodies, ecological processes are changed and the biota can be
drastically reduced, though species and populations may survive by
using refuges. Recovery from drought varies in both rates and
in degrees of completeness and may be a function of both refuge
availability and connectivity.
For the first time, this book reviews the available rather
scattered literature on the impacts of drought on the flora, fauna
and ecological processes of aquatic ecosystems ranging from small
ponds to lakes and from streams to estuaries. The effects of
drought on the biota of standing waters and flowing waters and of
temporary waters and perennial systems are described and compared.
In addition, the ways in which human activity can exacerbate
droughts are outlined. In many parts of the world especially in the
mid latitudes, global warming may result in increases in the
duration and intensity of droughts.
Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems is essential reading for
freshwater ecologists, water resource managers and advanced
students.
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