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The Central Amazon Floodplain :

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3662034166

(Number (ISBN

9783662034163

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b543997

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The Central Amazon Floodplain :

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[Book]

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Ecology of a Pulsing System

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Wolfgang J. Junk.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1997

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xxiii, 528 pages)

Series Title

Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 126.

Text of Note

I: Introductory Remarks --;1 General Aspects of Floodplain Ecology with Special Reference to Amazonian Floodplains --;II: The Physical and Chemical Environment --;2 The Large Central Amazonian River Floodplains Near Manaus: Geological, Climatological, Hydrological, and Geomorphological Aspects --;3 Chemistry of Várzea and Igapó Soils and Nutrient Inventory of Their Floodplain Forests --;4 Physicochemical Conditions in Floodplains --;5 Modelling Nutrient Fluxes in Floodplain Lakes --;6 Nitrogen Turnover in the Várzea --;7 Methane Emissions from the Amazon Floodplain --;III: Plant Life in the Floodplain --;8 Plant Life in the Floodplain with Special Reference to Herbaceous Plants --;9 The Chemical Composition, Food Value, and Decomposition of Herbaceous Plants, Leaves, and Leaf Litter of the Floodplain Forests --;10 Phytoplankton and Periphyton --;11 The Forest Ecosystem of the Floodplains --;12 Decomposition of Wood --;IV: Animal Life in the Floodplain --;13 Aquatic Invertebrates --;14 Terrestrial Invertebrates: Survival Strategies, Group Spectrum, Dominance and Activity Patterns --;15 Adaptations to Life Under Water: Tiger Beetles and Millipedes --;16 The Oribatid Mites --;17 The Collembola --;18 The Termites --;19 The Spider Communities --;20 The Fish --;21 Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians --;22 The Birds --;V: Conclusions --;23 Structure and Function of the Large Central Amazonian River Floodplains: Synthesis and Discussion --;References.

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An understanding of such pulsing systems is only possible by studying both phases and linking the results into an integrated overview.This book presents the results of a 15-year study of the structure and function of one of the largest tropical floodplains, the Amazon River floodplain.

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edited by Wolfgang J. Junk.

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