The Ecology and Management of Aquatic-terrestrial EcotonesRobert J. Naiman, Henri Décamps |
Contents
THE ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF LANDWATER | 7 |
ECOLOGICAL MODELS AND THE ECOTONE | 23 |
EXTERNAL PROCESSES INFLUENCING ORIGIN | 37 |
Neotectonics | 45 |
fluvial ecotones | 52 |
Conclusions | 58 |
LANDSCAPE DISTURBANCES AND LOTIC ECOTONES | 65 |
25 | 72 |
Ecosystem processes in lentic ecotones | 113 |
Classification of lentic ecotones | 123 |
Conclusions | 133 |
FUNCTIONS OF ECOTONES IN FLUVIAL SYSTEMS | 141 |
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WETLAND ECOTONES | 171 |
SURFACE WATERGROUNDWATER ECOTONES | 199 |
THE ROLE OF ECOTONES IN AQUATIC LANDSCAPE | 227 |
THE SOCIOECONOMIC VALUE OF ECOTONES | 263 |
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The Ecology and Management of Aquatic-Terrestrial Ecotones H. Décamps,R.J. Naiman No preview available - 1990 |
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