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Pond Conservation in Europe

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Editors:
  1. Beat Oertli

    1. University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland

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  2. Régis Céréghino

    1. University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France

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  3. Jeremy Biggs

    1. Pond Conservation, Oxford, United Kingdom

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  4. Steven Declerck

    1. Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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  5. Andrew Hull

    1. Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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  6. Maria Rosa Miracle

    1. University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

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  • Features the latest research on pond conservation
  • Covers Pond Biodiversity which is an essential feature of freshwater biodiversity
  • Addresses the significant impact of small water bodies such as ponds

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 210)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Restoring ponds for amphibians: a success story

    • R. Rannap, A. Lõhmus, L. Briggs
    Pages 243-251

  2. High diversity of Ruppia meadows in saline ponds and lakes of the western Mediterranean

    • Ludwig Triest, Tim Sierens
    Pages 253-261

  3. Gravel pits support waterbird diversity in an urban landscape

    • F. Santoul, A. Gaujard, S. Angélibert, S. Mastrorillo, R. Céréghino
    Pages 263-270

  4. Competition in microcosm between a clonal plant species (Bolboschoenus maritimus) and a rare quillwort (Isoetes setacea) from Mediterranean temporary pools of southern France

    • Mouhssine Rhazi, Patrick Grillas, Laïla Rhazi, Anne Charpentier, Frédéric Médail
    Pages 271-280

  5. Restoration potential of biomanipulation for eutrophic peri-urban ponds: the role of zooplankton size and submerged macrophyte cover

    • Anatoly Peretyatko, Samuel Teissier, Sylvia De Backer, Ludwig Triest
    Pages 281-291

  6. Spatial and temporal patterns of pioneer macrofauna in recently created ponds: taxonomic and functional approaches

    • A. Ruhí, D. Boix, J. Sala, S. Gascón, X. D. Quintana
    Pages 293-307

  7. Comparison of macroinvertebrate community structure and driving environmental factors in natural and wastewater treatment ponds

    • G. Becerra Jurado, M. Callanan, M. Gioria, J.-R. Baars, R. Harrington, M. Kelly-Quinn
    Pages 309-321

  8. Inter- and intra-annual variations of macroinvertebrate assemblages are related to the hydroperiod in Mediterranean temporary ponds

    • Margarita Florencio, Laura Serrano, Carola Gómez-Rodríguez, Andrés Millán, Carmen Díaz-Paniagua
    Pages 323-339

  9. Ten-year dynamics of vegetation in a Mediterranean temporary pool in western Morocco

    • Laïla Rhazi, Patrick Grillas, Mouhssine Rhazi, Jean-Christophe Aznar
    Pages 341-350

  10. Modelling hydrological characteristics of Mediterranean Temporary Ponds and potential impacts from climate change

    • E. Dimitriou, E. Moussoulis, F. Stamati, N. Nikolaidis
    Pages 351-364

  11. Monitoring the invasion of the aquatic bug Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis (Hemiptera: Corixidae) in the wetlands of Doñana National Park (SW Spain)

    • Héctor Rodríguez-Pérez, Margarita Florencio, Carola Gómez-Rodríguez, Andy J. Green, Carmen Díaz-Paniagua, Laura Serrano
    Pages 365-373

  12. Copepods and branchiopods of temporary ponds in the Doñana Natural Area (SW Spain): a four-decade record (1964–2007)

    • K. Fahd, A. Arechederra, M. Florencio, D. León, L. Serrano
    Pages 375-386
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Ponds are an exceptional freshwater resource around the world and represent thirty percent of the global surface area of standing water. Furthermore, the millions of ponds which exist exhibit a particularly high biodiversity and have a high potential for ecosystem functions and services. Despite these impressive features, ponds face many threats from a variety of human activities and receive little or no protection under European and national legislation. Consequently, there is an urgent need to protect, consolidate and increase the pond resource in Europe. In order to achieve these objectives, the European Pond Conservation Network (EPCN) was launched 2004 in Geneva. Its aim is to promote the awareness, understanding and conservation of these small water bodies in the European landscape. This volume of “Developments in Hydrobiology” presents a selection of 31 papers presented during EPCN conferences held in 2006 in France (Toulouse) and in 2008 in Spain (Valencia). They represent a diverse collection of themes from across the continent and North Africa and present new and original insights into topics as wide ranging as pond biodiversity; human disturbance; landscape ecology; ecological assessment and monitoring; practical management measures; ecological restoration; hydrology and climate change; invasive species and threatened species.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland

    Beat Oertli

  • University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France

    Régis Céréghino

  • Pond Conservation, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Jeremy Biggs

  • Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Steven Declerck

  • Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Andrew Hull

  • University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    Maria Rosa Miracle

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