Hydrology-Shaped Plant Communities

Aquatic ecosystems and the water they hold have attracted people over the centuries. With the technological development and increasing needs of human society, the attitude to water and aquatic ecosystems has changed. Consequently, biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems has declined dramatically and i...

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description Aquatic ecosystems and the water they hold have attracted people over the centuries. With the technological development and increasing needs of human society, the attitude to water and aquatic ecosystems has changed. Consequently, biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems has declined dramatically and it is still decreasing. Anthropogenic exploitation of these ecosystems and alterations of their hydrology has largely influenced hydrology-shaped plant communities. This Special Issue, “Hydrology-Shaped Plant Communities: Diversity and Ecological Function” brings new outcomes about the interactions between hydrological factors and wide spectrum of plant communities. In ecosystems, where human activities directly or indirectly affected the hydrological factors, dependent plant communities have also changed or even disappeared. These plant communities have multiple ecological functions, and one of the most important are the maintenance of water quality and enhancement of local and regional diversity of other biotic communities like diatoms, invertebrates or fish. Thus, detailed knowledge and suitable management of hydrology-shaped plant communities is a prerequisite for their unconstrained ecological functions and high diversity of aquatic ecosystems in the widest sense. The Special Issue consists of ten peer-reviewed papers on plant communities in a variety of ecosystems - from the small kettle-holes in the lowlands of northern Germany to the river Danube - the largest river within the European Union, and from different wetland types in Central Europe to the Donggting Lake – fourth largest lake in China.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-788232024-03-27T16:34:33Z Hydrology-Shaped Plant Communities Gaberščik, Alenka Zelnik, Igor spatial-temporal dynamics aquatic vegetation water level fluctuation Longgan lake Google Earth Engine Phragmites australis water level fluctuations temperature morphometric parameters biomass allocation oospores gyrogonites Baltic Sea wave exposure charophyte stands seafloor topography salinity gradient plant communities habitat meadow Pannonian Plain Trifolion pallidi vegetation carbon stocks hardwood floodplain forest hydrological conditions floodplain ecology ponds small wetlands macrophytes changes in the water surface hydrological variability succession climate change unmanned aerial system Danube large river neophytes distribution growth forms rivers streams Slovenia chromosome number climatic niche distribution trends ecological niche fishpond habitats genome size genetic diversity Isoëto-Nanojuncetea soil seed bank species diversity automatic sensor system Central Europe fish farming freshwater algae epiphytic diatoms functional species groups threatened species vascular plants wave action wetland vegetation n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general Aquatic ecosystems and the water they hold have attracted people over the centuries. With the technological development and increasing needs of human society, the attitude to water and aquatic ecosystems has changed. Consequently, biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems has declined dramatically and it is still decreasing. Anthropogenic exploitation of these ecosystems and alterations of their hydrology has largely influenced hydrology-shaped plant communities. This Special Issue, “Hydrology-Shaped Plant Communities: Diversity and Ecological Function” brings new outcomes about the interactions between hydrological factors and wide spectrum of plant communities. In ecosystems, where human activities directly or indirectly affected the hydrological factors, dependent plant communities have also changed or even disappeared. These plant communities have multiple ecological functions, and one of the most important are the maintenance of water quality and enhancement of local and regional diversity of other biotic communities like diatoms, invertebrates or fish. Thus, detailed knowledge and suitable management of hydrology-shaped plant communities is a prerequisite for their unconstrained ecological functions and high diversity of aquatic ecosystems in the widest sense. The Special Issue consists of ten peer-reviewed papers on plant communities in a variety of ecosystems - from the small kettle-holes in the lowlands of northern Germany to the river Danube - the largest river within the European Union, and from different wetland types in Central Europe to the Donggting Lake – fourth largest lake in China. 2022-02-24T10:37:45Z 2022-02-24T10:37:45Z 2022 book ONIX_20220224_9783036529691_121 9783036529691 9783036529684 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78823 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/4918 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/4918 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-2969-1 10.3390/books978-3-0365-2969-1 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036529691 9783036529684 248 Basel open access
spellingShingle spatial-temporal dynamics
aquatic vegetation
water level fluctuation
Longgan lake
Google Earth Engine
Phragmites australis
water level fluctuations
temperature
morphometric parameters
biomass allocation
oospores
gyrogonites
Baltic Sea
wave exposure
charophyte stands
seafloor topography
salinity gradient
plant communities
habitat
meadow
Pannonian Plain
Trifolion pallidi
vegetation
carbon stocks
hardwood floodplain forest
hydrological conditions
floodplain ecology
ponds
small wetlands
macrophytes
changes in the water surface
hydrological variability
succession
climate change
unmanned aerial system
Danube
large river
neophytes
distribution
growth forms
rivers
streams
Slovenia
chromosome number
climatic niche
distribution trends
ecological niche
fishpond habitats
genome size
genetic diversity
Isoëto-Nanojuncetea
soil seed bank
species diversity
automatic sensor system
Central Europe
fish farming
freshwater algae
epiphytic diatoms
functional species groups
threatened species
vascular plants
wave action
wetland vegetation
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
Hydrology-Shaped Plant Communities
title Hydrology-Shaped Plant Communities
title_full Hydrology-Shaped Plant Communities
title_fullStr Hydrology-Shaped Plant Communities
title_full_unstemmed Hydrology-Shaped Plant Communities
title_short Hydrology-Shaped Plant Communities
title_sort hydrology shaped plant communities
topic spatial-temporal dynamics
aquatic vegetation
water level fluctuation
Longgan lake
Google Earth Engine
Phragmites australis
water level fluctuations
temperature
morphometric parameters
biomass allocation
oospores
gyrogonites
Baltic Sea
wave exposure
charophyte stands
seafloor topography
salinity gradient
plant communities
habitat
meadow
Pannonian Plain
Trifolion pallidi
vegetation
carbon stocks
hardwood floodplain forest
hydrological conditions
floodplain ecology
ponds
small wetlands
macrophytes
changes in the water surface
hydrological variability
succession
climate change
unmanned aerial system
Danube
large river
neophytes
distribution
growth forms
rivers
streams
Slovenia
chromosome number
climatic niche
distribution trends
ecological niche
fishpond habitats
genome size
genetic diversity
Isoëto-Nanojuncetea
soil seed bank
species diversity
automatic sensor system
Central Europe
fish farming
freshwater algae
epiphytic diatoms
functional species groups
threatened species
vascular plants
wave action
wetland vegetation
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
topic_facet spatial-temporal dynamics
aquatic vegetation
water level fluctuation
Longgan lake
Google Earth Engine
Phragmites australis
water level fluctuations
temperature
morphometric parameters
biomass allocation
oospores
gyrogonites
Baltic Sea
wave exposure
charophyte stands
seafloor topography
salinity gradient
plant communities
habitat
meadow
Pannonian Plain
Trifolion pallidi
vegetation
carbon stocks
hardwood floodplain forest
hydrological conditions
floodplain ecology
ponds
small wetlands
macrophytes
changes in the water surface
hydrological variability
succession
climate change
unmanned aerial system
Danube
large river
neophytes
distribution
growth forms
rivers
streams
Slovenia
chromosome number
climatic niche
distribution trends
ecological niche
fishpond habitats
genome size
genetic diversity
Isoëto-Nanojuncetea
soil seed bank
species diversity
automatic sensor system
Central Europe
fish farming
freshwater algae
epiphytic diatoms
functional species groups
threatened species
vascular plants
wave action
wetland vegetation
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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