Drought and aquatic ecosystems :
Lake, P. S.
Drought and aquatic ecosystems : effects and responses / by P. Sam Lake. - 1 online resource (xiv, 381 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the nature of droughts -- Types of drought and their assessment -- The perturbation of hydrological drought -- Droughts of the past : dendrochronology and lake sediments -- Water bodies, catchments and the abiotic effects of drought -- Drought and temporary waters -- Drought, floodplain rivers and wetland complexes -- Drought and perennial aquatic systems : plants and invertebrates -- Drought and fish of standing and flowing waters -- Estuaries and drought -- Human-induced exacerbation of drought effects on aquatic ecosystems -- Conclusions.
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.
9781444341812 1444341812 9781444341782 1444341782 9781444341799 1444341790
9786613178114
10.1002/9781444341812 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com B4C3F642-5CB4-449F-BA77-2B3F1D257E2D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Droughts.
Freshwater ecology.
Science.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
NATURE--Animals--Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Zoology--Entomology.
Droughts.
Freshwater ecology.
Science.
Electronic books.
QC929.24 / .L35 2011
595.76/49
Drought and aquatic ecosystems : effects and responses / by P. Sam Lake. - 1 online resource (xiv, 381 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the nature of droughts -- Types of drought and their assessment -- The perturbation of hydrological drought -- Droughts of the past : dendrochronology and lake sediments -- Water bodies, catchments and the abiotic effects of drought -- Drought and temporary waters -- Drought, floodplain rivers and wetland complexes -- Drought and perennial aquatic systems : plants and invertebrates -- Drought and fish of standing and flowing waters -- Estuaries and drought -- Human-induced exacerbation of drought effects on aquatic ecosystems -- Conclusions.
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.
9781444341812 1444341812 9781444341782 1444341782 9781444341799 1444341790
9786613178114
10.1002/9781444341812 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com B4C3F642-5CB4-449F-BA77-2B3F1D257E2D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Droughts.
Freshwater ecology.
Science.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
NATURE--Animals--Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Zoology--Entomology.
Droughts.
Freshwater ecology.
Science.
Electronic books.
QC929.24 / .L35 2011
595.76/49