Overview

This is a high-level scientific text and reference work on the properties of land-water ecotones and their role in maintaining local, regional, and global biological diversity. It reviews current knowledge of the subject, explains the importance of land-water ecotones in maintaining biodiversity and the factors controlling biodiversity, identifies the role of biodiversity in the functioning of transition systems between ecosystems as well as the main scientific issues for future research leading to the development of a general theory of biological diversity, and examines the impact of human activity on land-water ecotones. The book's eleven chapters cover microbiological diversity, plant diversity, invertebrate biodiversity, bird diversity, mammal diversity, and ecotonal biodiversity and sustainability in tropical landscapes.

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Author:   J.-B. Lachavanne ,  R. Juge ,  J.-B. Lachavanne
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   v. 18
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.821kg
ISBN:  

9781850707356

ISBN 10:   1850707359
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   15 March 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Why Study Biodiversity in Land/Inland Water Ecotones? Patterns and Regulations of Plant Diversity in Lacustrine Ecotones. Invertebrate Biodiversity in Land-Inland Water Ecotonal Habitats. Bird Diversity in Ecotonal Habitats. Mammal Diversity in Inland Water Ecotone Habitats. Ecotonal Biodiversity and Sustainability in Unique Tropical Landscapes. Index.

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There is no doubt that the book will be of great interest to ecologists, limnologists, and all those interested in nature management and biodiversity conservation. --International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 1999

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