The Pantanal of Poconé: Biota and Ecology in the Northern Section of the World's Largest Pristine Wetland

ISBN-13: 9789048149575 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 624 str.

Charles W. Heckman

Opis

The Pantanal of Pocone provides an in-depth analysis of the ecological relationships in the northern part of the world's largest wetland in a near-natural state. It is the only book available that offers a survey of the flora and fauna of the region, making it particularly interesting for researchers in biodiversity and the biogeography of the Neotropical Region. It stands out among the few books on this vast area of seasonally flooded plains in surveying all major taxa of plants and animals, providing data obtained during a study lasting nearly four years and information available in myriad short publications in journals, many of which are very hard to obtain. The book will be of interest to researchers in the wet-and-dry climatic zone of the tropics worldwide and to ecologists in South America in particular. It is meant to be a basic sourcebook of tropical ecology and wetland biology.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. Geography. 3. Geology. 4. Climate. 5. Hydrology. 6. Water Chemistry. 7. Flora. 8. Fauna. 9. Biotic Communities. 10. Seasonal Succession. 11. Ecosystem Dynamics. 12. Human Impact. 13. Conservation. 14. Summary and Conclusions. 15. Acknowledgements. 16. Literature. Index.

O autorze

The author, Dr. Charles W. Heckman, has performed ecological research in Laos, Thailand, Germany, Brazil, and the United States. His publications include books on rice field ecology in Thailand and the Pantanal wetland in western Brazil, as well as many monographs and shorter publications on various aspects of biology and environmental sciences.