TY - BOOK ID - 4804176 TI - Ecological Effects of Water-level Fluctuations in Lakes AU - Wantzen, Karl M. AU - Rothhaupt, Karl-Otto. AU - Mörtl, Martin. AU - Cantonati, Marco. AU - G.-Tóth, Lászlo. AU - Fischer, Philipp. PY - 2008 SN - 9781402091926 1402091915 9781402091919 9048180880 1402091923 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Life Sciences. KW - Freshwater & Marine Ecology. KW - Ecosystems. KW - Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. KW - Life sciences. KW - Endangered ecosystems. KW - Aquatic biology. KW - Wildlife management. KW - Sciences de la vie KW - Ecosystèmes menacés KW - Hydrobiologie KW - Faune KW - Aménagement KW - Biotic communities -- Effect of water levels on -- Congresses. KW - Lake ecology -- Congresses. KW - Lake hydrology -- Congresses. KW - Water levels -- Congresses. KW - Water levels. KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Ecology KW - Hydrobiology KW - Water biology KW - Level, Water KW - Levels, Water KW - Water KW - Water level KW - Level KW - Levels KW - Environment. KW - Aquatic ecology. KW - Wildlife. KW - Fish. KW - Environmental management. KW - Environmental Management. KW - Aquatic sciences KW - Biology KW - Hydraulic measurements KW - Threatened ecosystems KW - Biotic communities KW - Nature conservation KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Environmental sciences KW - Management KW - Animal populations KW - Game management KW - Management, Game KW - Management, Wildlife KW - Plant populations KW - Wildlife resources KW - Natural resources KW - Wildlife conservation KW - Aquatic ecology . KW - Fish KW - Pisces KW - Aquatic animals KW - Vertebrates KW - Fisheries KW - Fishing KW - Ichthyology KW - Aquatic biology KW - Biocenoses KW - Biocoenoses KW - Biogeoecology KW - Biological communities KW - Biomes KW - Biotic community ecology KW - Communities, Biotic KW - Community ecology, Biotic KW - Ecological communities KW - Ecosystems KW - Natural communities KW - Population biology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4804176 AB - 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. Human impacts on WLF have led to a stabilization of the water levels of many lakes by hydraulic regulation, untimely drawdown due to water use, or floods due to water release from hydropower plants in the catchments. This book provides a first review in this field. It presents selected papers on the ecological effects of WLF in lakes, resulting from a workshop at the University of Konstanz in winter 2005. Issues addressed here include the extent of WLF, and analyses of their effects on different groups of biota from microorganisms to vertebrates. Applied issues include recommendations for the hydrological management of regulated lakes to reduce negative impacts, and a conceptual framework is delivered by an extension of the floodpulse concept for lakes. Current impacts on water use, including increasing demands on drinking and irrigation water, hydropower etc., and climate change effects on WLF make this book an essential resource for aquatic ecologists, engineers, and decision-makers dealing with the management of lake ecosystems and their catchments. ER -