Ecological Effects of Water-Level Fluctuations in Lakes

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wantzen, Karl M. (Editor), Rothhaupt, Karl-Otto (Editor), Mörtl, Martin (Editor), Cantonati, Marco (Editor), -Tóth, László G. (Editor), Fischer, Philipp (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Series: Developments in Hydrobiology ; 204
• Subjects: Environment.; Ecosystems.; Aquatic ecology.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Environmental management.; Environmental Management.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.

Most aquatic ecosystems have variable water levels. These water-level fluctuations (WLF) have multiple effects on the organisms above and below the waterline. Natural WLF patterns in lakes guarantee both productivity and biodiversity, while untimely floods and droughts may have negative effects. Hum...