Drought and aquatic ecosystems : effects and responses /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Lake, P. S.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Θέματα: Droughts.; Freshwater ecology.; Science.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.; NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.; Electronic books.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (xiv, 381 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Βιβλιογραφία: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781444341812; 1444341812; 9781444341782; 1444341782; 9781444341799; 1444341790
• DOI: 10.1002/9781444341812

Droughts are a major hazard to both natural and human-dominated environments and those, especially of long duration and high intensity, can be highly damaging and leave long-lasting effects. This book describes the climatic conditions that give rise to droughts, and their various forms and chief attributes. Past droughts are described including those that had severe impacts on human societies. As a disturbance, droughts can be thought of as "ramps" in that they usually build slowly and take time to become evident. As precipitation is reduced, flows from catchments into aquatic systems decline.