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Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands
From Ecology to Conservation Management
- 1st Edition - November 18, 2021
- Editors: Tatenda Dalu, Ryan J. Wasserman
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 3 6 2 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 3 6 3 - 5
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Request a sales quoteFundamentals 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 that, in addition to scientists and managers, it is accessible to non-specialist readers. Organized into three themed sections and twenty-three chapters, this volume covers a variety of topics, exposing the reader to a full range of scientific, conservation and management issues. Each chapter has been written by specialists in the topic being presented.
The book recognizes that wetland conservation, science and management are interlinked disciplines, and so it attempts to combine several perspectives to highlight the interdependence between the various professions that deal with issues in these environments. Within each chapter extensive cross-referencing is included, so as to help the reader link related aspects of the issues being discussed.
- Contributed to by global experts in the field of tropical wetlands
- Includes case studies and worked examples, enabling the reader to recreate the work already done
- Focuses on tropical systems not available in any other book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of contributors
- About the editors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Tropical freshwater wetlands: an introduction
- Abstract
- 1.1 Wetlands importance
- 1.2 Wetland threats
- 1.3 Sustainable use of the remaining wetlands
- 1.4 Ramsar wetland classification
- 1.5 Book structure and content
- References
- Further reading
- Section 1: Abiotic properties and processes
- Chapter 2. Factors controlling wetland formation
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Climate
- 2.3 Macro-scale controls on wetland formation
- 2.4 Fluvial forms and processes
- 2.5 Nested spatial scales
- 2.6 Timescales of development
- 2.7 Peat accumulation
- 2.8 Large-scale trends in wetland vegetation
- 2.9 Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 3. Hydrology, geomorphology, and soils: an overview
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Wetland hydrology
- 3.3 Collection and analysis of hydrologic data
- 3.4 Wetland geomorphology
- 3.5 Wetland soils
- 3.6 Terrestrially embedded wetlands: surface depressions, karst sinkholes, and peatlands
- 3.7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Physicochemical environment
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Hydrology and physicochemistry
- 4.3 Threats to wetlands in the tropics and subtropics
- 4.4 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5. Carbon sequestration and fluxes
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction and overview
- 5.2 Wetland definition
- 5.3 Wetlands in the global carbon cycle
- 5.4 Fermentation
- 5.5 Methanogenesis
- 5.6 Methane oxidation
- 5.7 Methane emissions
- 5.8 Ebullition
- 5.9 Carbon–sulfur nexus
- 5.10 Carbon gains and losses in tropical and subtropical wetlands
- 5.11 Global carbon storage in the tropics
- 5.12 Measuring carbon sequestration and fluxes in wetlands
- 5.13 Wetland ecosystem modeling of carbon fluxes
- 5.14 Carbon storage in the “anthropocene”
- 5.15 Land use changes
- 5.16 Climate change
- 5.17 Conclusions and additional considerations
- References
- Chapter 6. Nutrient cycling
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction and overview
- 6.2 Biogeochemistry
- 6.3 Nutrients
- 6.4 Nitrogen cycling
- 6.5 Phosphorus cycling
- 6.6 Sulfur cycle
- 6.7 Wetland nutrient–trophic interactions
- 6.8 Trophic regulation of nutrient budgets
- 6.9 Effects of nutrients on food webs
- 6.10 Conclusions
- References
- Section 2: Biota and biotic processes
- Chapter 7. Vegetation
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Environmental conditions during flooding and impacts on plants
- 7.3 Major groups of plants in tropical freshwater wetlands
- 7.4 Plant species richness
- 7.5 Use of wetland vegetation
- 7.6 Conservation status of the large tropical wetland complexes
- 7.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8. Phytoplankton dynamics
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Distribution patterns
- 8.3 Important community drivers
- 8.4 Tropical cyanobacterial blooms
- 8.5 Phytoplankton use in water quality assessments
- 8.6 Future direction
- References
- Chapter 9. Zooplankton
- Abstract
- 9.1 General introduction
- 9.2 Cladocerans
- 9.3 Ostracods
- 9.4 Copepods
- 9.5 Rotifers
- 9.6 General conclusions and conservation management
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 10. Large branchiopods
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Systematics
- 10.3 Comparison between (sub)tropical biogeographical regions
- 10.4 Functional groups
- 10.5 Life history strategies
- 10.6 Habitat preferences
- 10.7 Important local habitat characteristics
- 10.8 Community assembly and dynamics
- 10.9 Role of large branchiopods in ecosystem function and services
- 10.10 Threats and conservation
- References
- Chapter 11. Macroinvertebrates
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Diversity of macroinvertebrates in depression and floodplain wetlands
- 11.3 Ecological processes and factors structuring macroinvertebrate assemblages in temporary wetlands
- 11.4 Macroinvertebrates as biological indicators of habitat quality in temporary wetlands
- 11.5 Ecosystem functions and services provided by macroinvertebrates in wetlands
- 11.6 Threats to temporary depression and floodplain wetlands
- 11.7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12. Fish
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Flood pulse: dynamic connectivity
- 12.3 Wetland habitat types and associated fish fauna
- 12.4 Reproductive strategies and spawning migrations
- 12.5 Latitudinal aspects
- 12.6 Life history strategies
- 12.7 Trophic ecology
- 12.8 Community perspectives on trophic ecology
- 12.9 Specific adaptations of wetland fishes
- 12.10 Summary and conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 13. Amphibians and squamates in Amazonian flooded habitats, with a study on the variation of amphibian assemblages along the Solimões River
- Abstract
- 13.1 Origin, dynamics, and environmental heterogeneity of Amazonian flooded habitats
- 13.2 Biotic patterns in Amazonian flooded habitats: amphibians and squamates
- 13.3 Diversity and spatial variation of amphibians and squamates at the várzea
- 13.4 Case study: variation of amphibian assemblages along the várzea of the Solimões River
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 14. Management of waterbirds in a Kalahari pan ecosystem
- Abstract
- 14.1 Wetlands in southern Africa
- 14.2 The formation and ecology of pans in southern Africa
- 14.3 Waterbird communities and breeding in the pan ecosystem
- 14.4 The pan ecosystem in western Zimbabwe – protected areas and nonprotected areas
- 14.5 Trends and drivers of waterbird communities
- 14.6 Threats to waterbirds inside and outside protected areas
- 14.7 Benefits of waterbirds to local people
- 14.8 Measures for the conservation of waterbirds in the pan wetland system
- References
- Chapter 15. A snapshot of parasites in tropical and subtropical freshwater wetlands: modest attention for major players
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 A multitude of lifeforms and lifestyles: major parasite taxa in freshwater wetlands
- 15.3 Animals as vectors and hosts: some stories of conservation and parasite ecology
- 15.4 Plant(s) (and) parasites in tropical freshwater wetlands
- 15.5 Anthropogenic influences on parasites in tropical freshwater wetlands
- 15.6 A One Health view on tropical wetlands
- 15.7 Life cycle reconstruction of water-borne parasites: a lost art?
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 16. Impacts of alien invasive species on large wetlands
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Part I: invasive species case studies
- 16.3 Plants
- 16.4 Invertebrates
- 16.5 Vertebrates
- 16.5.2 Cane toad Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- 16.5.3 Burmese python Python bivittatus (Kuhl, 1820)
- 16.6 Part II: invaded tropical wetland ecosystems
- 16.6.1 Greater Everglades Ecosystem, North America
- 16.6.2 Kafue Flats, Africa
- 16.6.3 Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), Asia
- 16.6.4 Case study comparisons
- 16.7 Summary
- References
- Chapter 17. Food webs
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction and overview
- 17.2 Trophic groups
- 17.3 Trophic dynamics
- 17.4 Wetlands as attractants and sources of predators
- 17.5 How predator–prey interactions shape wetland communities
- 17.6 Predation in temporary wetlands
- 17.7 Models and experimental approaches to quantify trophic interactions
- 17.8 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 18. Metacommunity structure and dynamics
- Abstract
- 18.1 The metacommunity approach
- 18.2 Processes shaping aquatic metacommunities
- 18.3 Assessment of main processes through variation partitioning
- 18.4 Conservation implications
- 18.5 Conclusions
- References
- Section 3: Monitoring, conservation and management
- Chapter 19. Vegetated wetlands: from ecology to conservation management
- Abstract
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Tropical wetland resources
- 19.3 Delineating tropical wetlands
- 19.4 Assessing wetland status, structure, and function
- 19.5 Wetland management
- 19.6 Grasping reality
- 19.7 Conclusions: learning from the past and influencing the future
- Dedication
- References
- Chapter 20. Introduction to wetland monitoring
- Abstract
- 20.1 Introduction
- 20.2 Concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter 21. GIS and remote sensing analytics: assessment and monitoring
- Abstract
- 21.1 General introduction
- 21.2 Livelihoods and ecohydrological benefits of tropical wetlands
- 21.3 Traditional tropical wetland monitoring and assessment techniques
- 21.4 Geospatial applications in tropical wetland monitoring and assessment
- 21.5 Trade-offs between costs and availability of remote sensing data for tropical wetland monitoring
- 21.6 Available approaches and techniques of wetland monitoring using remote sensing data
- 21.7 Strengths and limitations of applying GIS and remote sensing in tropical wetlands
- 21.8 Remote sensing data fusion for improved tropical wetlands monitoring
- 21.9 Future research directions for the remote sensing of tropical wetlands
- 21.10 Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 22. Institutional, policy, and legal nexus and implications
- Abstract
- 22.1 Introduction
- 22.2 Overview of wetland utilization patterns in selected Southern African countries
- 22.3 Drivers of wetland degradation in selected Southern Africa
- 22.4 Transdisciplinary wetland monitoring and assessment
- 22.5 Wetland management approaches in Southern Africa
- 22.6 Implications of the nexus between wetland policy, legal, and institutional arrangements
- 22.7 Shortcomings and enforcement challenges of wetland policies and legislation
- 22.8 A framework to strengthen institutional arrangements and environment
- 22.9 Conclusions and recommendations
- References
- Chapter 23. Indigenous peoples’ participation and the management of wetlands in Africa: a review of the Ramsar Convention
- Abstract
- 23.1 Introduction
- 23.2 The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowls Habitat (the Ramsar Convention)
- 23.3 The right to public participation
- 23.4 Recognition of indigenous peoples in Africa and the right to effective participation
- 23.5 Implications of not recognizing indigenous peoples in relation to the establishment and management of Ramsar wetlands in Africa
- 23.6 Conclusion and recommendations
- References
- Appendix I. List of amphibians from seasonally flooded habitats in Amazonia
- Appendix II. List of squamates from seasonally flooded habitats in Amazonia
- Appendix III. List of amphibians from the margins of the Solimões River
- Appendix IV. Waterbird species that have been recorded on pans in southern Africa, alongside their population status (obtained from the IUCN)
- Appendix V. Cited waterbird species in the southern KAZA TFCA alongside the categorized uses
- Index
- No. of pages: 862
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 18, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128223628
- eBook ISBN: 9780128223635
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