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Author Valk, Arnoud van der.

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

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

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Edition 2nd ed.
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series The biology of habitats series
Biology of habitats.
Note Originally published: 2006.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Global wetlands exhibit significant differences in both hydrology and species composition and range from moss-dominated arctic peatlands to seasonally-flooded tropical floodplains. They are increasingly recognized for the important services that they provide to both the environment and human society such as wildlife and fish production, nutrient filtering, and carbon sequestration. A combination of low oxygen levels and dense plant canopies present particular challenges for organisms living in this aquatic habitat. This concise textbook discusses the universal environmental and biological feat.
Contents Cover; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 What is a wetland?; 1.2 Wetland classification; 1.3 Wetland inventories; 1.4 Summary; 1.5 Practical experiments and observations; 1.5.1 Wetland classification; 2 Water and Soil; 2.1 Physical and chemical properties of water; 2.2 Wetland hydrology; 2.3 Secondary gradients; 2.4 Hydric soils; 2.4.1 Soil genesis; 2.5 Summary; 2.6 Practical experiments and observations; 2.6.1 Water levels; 2.6.2 Water chemistry; 2.6.3 Temperature and oxygen gradients; 2.6.4 Redox; 2.6.5 Hydric soils.
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Subject Wetlands.
Wetlands.
Wetland ecology.
Wetland ecology.
Freshwater ecology.
Freshwater ecology.
Limnology.
Limnology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Valk, Arnoud van der. Biology of freshwater wetlands. 2nd ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012 9780199608959 (DLC) 2011943534 (OCoLC)757147145
ISBN 0191623776 (electronic book)
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0198525397 (hardback alkaline paper)
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