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- Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
- Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
- Sprache: Englisch
As pressures on Australia's inland waters intensify from population growth, expanding resource development and climate change, there is an urgent need to manage and protect these special areas. Understanding their ecology underpins their wise management and conservation.
Australian Freshwater Ecology vividly describes the physical, chemical and biological features of wetlands, lakes, streams, rivers and groundwaters in Australia. It presents the principles of aquatic ecology linked to practical management and conservation, and explains the causes, mechanisms, effects and management of serious environmental problems such as altered water regimes, eutrophication, salinization, acidification and sedimentation of inland waters.
Key features:
- contributions from a diverse, highly qualified team of aquatic ecologists whose expertise spans the ecology and management of standing and running waters in Australia
- sections covering groundwaters, biodiversity, temporary and tropical waters, climate change, invasive species and freshwater conservation
- numerous Australian case-studies and guest 'text-boxes' showing management in practice
- concise descriptions of ecological processes and conceptual models illustrated with original, high- quality diagrams and photographs
Readable and logically structured, this text supports undergraduate and postgraduate courses in aquatic ecology and management. It is a valuable reference for consultants, restoration ecologists, water resource managers, science teachers, and other professionals with an interest in the ecology of surface and groundwaters.
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Table of Contents
Title page
Copyright page
About this book
About the Companion Website
PART I: Processes in Aquatic Ecosystems
CHAPTER 1: Australian Waters: Diverse, Variable and Valuable
1.1 The Challenge for Aquatic Ecologists
1.2 Defining Some Common Terms
1.3 Australian Inland Waters: Their Diversity and Distribution
1.4 The Water Regime: ‘Where, When and to What Extent Water is Present’
1.5 Linkages in Aquatic Ecosystems: from Molecular Bonds to Global Exchanges
1.6 The Structure of This Book
CHAPTER 2: Physical Processes in Standing Waters
2.1 Depth and Physical Processes
2.2 Let There Be Light …
2.3 The Euphotic Zone
2.4 Light and Life
2.5 Temperature and Stratification
2.6 Using Circulation Patterns to Classify Standing Waters
2.7 Ecological Implications of the Different Types of Stratification and Mixing
2.8 Deep Versus Shallow Standing Waters: Depth Matters
2.9 Synthesis
CHAPTER 3: Chemical Processes in Standing Waters
3.1 ‘There's a Certain Chemistry …’
3.2 Dissolved Gases
3.3 Sources of Ions
3.4 Ionic Composition of Australian Standing Waters
3.5 Conductivity, Salinity and Total Dissolved Solids
3.6 Ionic Composition and Trophic State
3.7 Redox Reactions and Redox Potential
3.8 Redox Reactions and Some Common Metals
3.9 Nutrients, Nutrient Limitation and Ecological Stoichiometry
3.10 Water Regime, Drying and Water Chemistry
3.11 Synthesis
CHAPTER 4: Biological Processes in Standing Waters
4.1 Biological Players on a Physical and Chemical Stage
4.2 Major Ecological Zones and Habitats
4.3 Blurred Boundaries and Mobile Assemblages
4.4 Trophic Groups and Sources of Energy
4.5 Producers
4.6 Consumers
4.7 Biological Processes in Temporary Standing Waters
4.8 Biological Processes in Saline Standing Waters
4.9 Synthesis
CHAPTER 5: Physical Processes in Running Waters
5.1 Flow and the Diversity of Running Waters
5.2 Scale, Ecological Hierarchies and Networks
5.3 A Hierarchical Classification of Physical Features
5.4 Hydrology and Stream Flow
5.5 Hydrographs, Catchment Characteristics and Groundwater Interactions
5.6 Flow Variability and its Implications
5.7 The Physical Process of Transport
5.8 River Profiles and Longitudinal Changes in Physical Features
5.9 Synthesis
CHAPTER 6: Chemical Processes in Running Waters
6.1 The Complex Web of Factors
6.2 Dissolved Gases
6.3 Ionic Composition of Australian Rivers
6.4 Sources of Ions
6.5 Nutrients and Nutrient Spiralling
6.6 Carbon and Organic Matter
6.7 Longitudinal Changes in Chemical Features
6.8 Synthesis
CHAPTER 7: Biological Processes in Running Waters
7.1 Factors Affecting Biological Processes at Various Scales
7.2 Zones and Habitats: Parallels and Contrasts with Standing Waters
7.3 Living with Flow
7.4 Sources of Energy in Running Waters
7.5 The Fate of a Dead Eucalypt Leaf that Falls into a Stream …
7.6 Conceptual Models of Running-Water Ecosystems
7.7 The Role of Disturbance
7.8 Synthesis
CHAPTER 8: Groundwater Processes and Management
8.1 Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
8.2 An Integrated Definition of Groundwaters
8.3 Physical Processes in Groundwaters
8.4 Chemical Processes in Groundwaters
8.5 Biological Processes in Groundwaters
8.6 Management Issues in Australian Groundwaters
8.7 Ecosystem Services and Conservation of Australian Groundwaters
8.8 Synthesis
PART II: Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
CHAPTER 9: Management Issues: Water Regime
9.1 ‘When the Well is Dry …’
9.2 Changes to Water Regimes by Humans in Australia: A Brief History
9.3 Diverse Impoundments with Diverse Effects
9.4 Ecological Effects of Water Extraction
9.5 Water Regimes and Environmental Watering
9.6 ‘Breaking Down the Barriers’: Fishways and Dam Removal
9.7 Synthesis
CHAPTER 10: Management Issues: Physical Features
10.1 Changing Physical Features, Changing Processes
10.2 Human Activities and the Physical Environment
10.3 Sedimentation: A Physical Process with Negative Fallout
10.4 Physical Processes and Land-Water Interfaces
10.5 Recovering Natural Physical Complexity
10.6 Synthesis
CHAPTER 11: Management Issues: Water Quality
11.1 What Is Water Quality?
11.2 Managing Water Quality
11.3 Eutrophication
11.4 Salinization
11.5 Acidification
11.6 Pollution
11.7 Water Quality Guidelines
11.8 Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality
11.9 Multiple Stressors and Models of Ecosystem Change
11.10 Synthesis
CHAPTER 12: Management Issues: Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change
12.1 What is Biodiversity and Why Does it Need Conservation?
12.2 Aquatic Landscapes: Networks and Mosaics of Habitats
12.3 Protected Areas for Conserving Freshwater Communities
12.4 Having Good Connections: Dispersal and Connectivity in Conservation
12.5 Protecting Refuges to Conserve Aquatic Communities
12.6 Conserving Aquatic Species and Populations
12.7 Threatened Communities and Species
12.8 In the Wrong Place: ‘Exotic Aquatics’ and Invasive Species
12.9 Climate Change and Australian Aquatic Ecosystems
12.10 Synthesis
CHAPTER 13: Integrating Ecology and Management: a Synthesis
13.1 The ‘Big Picture’: Integrating Ecology and Management
13.2 The ‘Bigger Picture’: Integrating Social, Economic and Political Goals
13.3 Strategic Adaptive Management in Aquatic Ecology
13.4 Resolving Conflicts in Freshwater Management: A Role for Aquatic Ecologists?
13.5 Future Challenges and Opportunities: Where to from Here?
13.6 Synthesis
References
Index
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