Ecological Effects of Water-level Fluctuations in Lakes

Most aquatic ecosystems have variable water levels. These water-level fluctuations (WLF) have multiple effects on the organisms above and below the waterline. Natural WLF patterns in lakes guarantee both productivity and biodiversity, while untimely floods and droughts may have negative effects. Hum...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wantzen, Karl M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rothhaupt, Karl-Otto. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Mörtl, Martin. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Cantonati, Marco. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), G.-Tóth, Lászlo. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Fischer, Philipp. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Developments in Hydrobiology ; 204
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9192-6