Pond Littoral Ecosystems: Structure And Functioning Methods And Results Of Quantitative Ecosystem Research In The Czechoslovakian Ibp Wetland Project (ecological Studies)

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV Introduction to the Ecology of Fishpond Littorals....Pages 1-10 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 General Characteristics of the Třeboň Basin and Lednice Region....Pages 13-22 Higher Plant Communities....Pages 23-64 Algal Populations Related to Different Macrophyte Communities....Pages 65-70 Aerial Photography and Mapping of Fishpond Vegetation....Pages 71-73 Animal Populations in Fishpond Littorals....Pages 74-79 Decomposers in the Fishpond Littoral Ecosystem....Pages 80-87 Development of Wetland and Aquatic Vegetation in the Třeboň Basin Since the Late Glacial Period....Pages 88-92 Front Matter....Pages 97-97 Climatic Conditions....Pages 99-112 Radiation Climate in Fishpond Littoral Plant Communities....Pages 113-125 Water Chemistry in the Fishpond Littorals....Pages 126-140 Structure and Chemistry of the Fishpond Bottom....Pages 141-152 Front Matter....Pages 157-157 Plant Growth and Estimates of Production....Pages 159-220 Photosynthesis....Pages 221-245 Water Relations. Water Balance, Transpiration, and Water Turnover in Selected Reedswamp Communities....Pages 246-256 Nutrient Uptake by Littoral Communities of Helophytes....Pages 257-277 Growth, Production and Nutrient Uptake of Duckweeds in Fishponds and in Experimental Cultures....Pages 278-292 Front Matter....Pages 293-293 Structural Elements. Principal Populations of Algae. Spatial Distribution....Pages 295-313 Dynamics of Algal Communities....Pages 314-320 Primary Production and Functioning of Algae in the Fishpond Littoral....Pages 321-334 Front Matter....Pages 339-339 Decomposition Processes in the Fishpond Littoral....Pages 341-354 Front Matter....Pages 355-355 Mammals in the Reedswamp Ecosystem....Pages 357-365 Birds in the Reedswamp Ecosystem....Pages 366-372 Soil Surface Arthropods....Pages 373-375 Invertebrates: Destroyers of Common Reed....Pages 376-388 Macrofauna of Invertebrates in Helophyte Communities....Pages 389-392 Front Matter....Pages 397-397 Management Aspects of Fishpond Drainage....Pages 399-403 Control of Reed and Reed Mace Stands by Cutting....Pages 404-408 Ecological Effects of Fishpond Amelioration....Pages 409-415 Propagation, Cultivation and Exploitation of Common Reed in Czechoslovakia....Pages 416-423 Front Matter....Pages 427-427 Conservation of Plant Communities in Fishpond Littorals....Pages 429-433 Conservation of Wildfowl in Fishpond Regions....Pages 434-437 Back Matter....Pages 439-466