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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:9780128223628
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eBook ISBN:9780128223635
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Fundamentals 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
Aquatic Ecologists, General ecologists, Freshwater scientists, Limnologists, biologists
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
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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Tatenda Dalu
Dr Tatenda Dalu is a Lecturer in the School of Biology and Environmental Sciences at University of Mpumalanga and Research Associate at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. He is a TWAS Young Affiliate, Iso Lomso and South Africa Young Academy of Science Fellow and also an Associate Editor for Aquatic Invasions, BioInvasions Records and Frontiers in Water – Environmental Water Quality, Ecology and Evolution, and Editorial Board Member for Environmental Advances. He is interested in the emerging freshwater pollutants, limnology, trophic ecology and plankton dynamics of wetlands, reservoirs and rivers/estuaries. He also has a strong interest in invasion ecology, biodiversity and conservation.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Mpumalanga, Nelspruit, South Africa; South African Institute for Biodiversity, Makhanda, South Africa
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Ryan J. Wasserman
Prof Ryan J. Wasserman is an Associate Professor of Zoology in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at Rhodes University, an Adjunct Research Fellow at Monash University Malaysia and a Research Associate at South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. His research interests lie in interactions among aquatic organisms and how these interactions drive distribution and abundance. He is particularly interested in trophic dynamics, invasion and climate change ecology within the context of intra and interspecific interactions.
Affiliations and expertise
Rhodes University and South African Institute for Biodiversity, South Africa
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