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The Central Amazon Floodplain

Ecology of a Pulsing System

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Wolfgang J. Junk

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Limnologie, Plön, Germany

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 126)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Animal Life in the Floodplain

    1. The Oribatid Mites

      • Elizabeth Franklin, Joachim Adis, Steffen Woas
      Pages 331-349

    2. The Collembola

      • Ulrich Gauer
      Pages 351-359

    3. The Termites

      • Christopher Martius
      Pages 361-371

    4. The Spider Communities

      • Hubert Höfer
      Pages 373-383

    5. The Fish

      • Wolfgang J. Junk, Maria G. M. Soares, Ulrich Saint-Paul
      Pages 385-408

    6. Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians

      • Wolfgang J. Junk, Vera Maria F. da Silva
      Pages 409-417

    7. The Birds

      • Peter Petermann
      Pages 419-452

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 473-528
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About this book

Floodplains are ecosystems which are driven by periodic inundation and oscillation between terrestrial and aquatic phases. 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. It covers qualitative aspects, e.g., adaptations of aquatic and terrestrial organisms to the flood pulse as well as quantitative aspects, e.g., studies of biomass, primary production, decomposition, and nutrient cycles. The authors interpret their findings and the most important data from other studies under an integrating scientific concept, the Flood Pulse Concept.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Limnologie, Plön, Germany

    Wolfgang J. Junk

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Central Amazon Floodplain

  • Book Subtitle: Ecology of a Pulsing System

  • Editors: Wolfgang J. Junk

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03416-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-59276-1Published: 05 June 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08214-6Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03416-3Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 528

  • Topics: Ecology, Plant Sciences, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology

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