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" The Central Amazon Floodplain : "
edited by Wolfgang J. Junk.
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BL
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724278
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b543997
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edited by Wolfgang J. Junk.
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The Central Amazon Floodplain : : Ecology of a Pulsing System\ edited by Wolfgang J. Junk.
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Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1997
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Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 126.
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(xxiii, 528 pages)
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3662034166
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: 9783662034163
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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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Botany.
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Ecology.
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Life sciences.
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QH112.E358 1997
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Wolfgang J Junk
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