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Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems: Effects and Responses
P. Sam Lake
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Description for Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems: Effects and Responses
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 902.
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. As water declines in water bodies, ecological processes ... Read more
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. As water declines in water bodies, ecological processes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405185608
SKU
V9781405185608
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About P. Sam Lake
Philip “Sam” Lake is an Emeritus Professor in the School of Biological Sciences and a Fellow of the Australian Centre for Biodiversity at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Much of his research has focussed on the effects that both natural disturbances (e.g. floods, droughts) and human-generated ones (e.g. pollution, catchment land-use change) have on the biota of freshwater systems. Recently, he ... Read more
Reviews for Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems: Effects and Responses
“This book provides a valuable source of information for both freshwater ecologists and resource managers.” (Bulletin of the British Ecological Society, 1 June 2012) “However, the extensive review of the global literature, combined with the thorough discussions of drought-related concepts and definitions, make this book useful for those working in aquatic ecosystems worldwide.” (Austral Ecology, 1 November 2012) ... Read more