Pond Conservation in Europe

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Oertli, Beat (Editor), Céréghino, Régis (Editor), Biggs, Jeremy (Editor), Declerck, Steven (Editor), Hull, Andrew (Editor), Miracle, Maria Rosa (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: Developments in Hydrobiology 210 ; 210
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biodiversity.; Landscape ecology.; Aquatic ecology.; Plant ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Ecology.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Landscape Ecology.

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 the...