Pond Littoral Ecosystems: Structure and Functioning; Methods and Results of Quantitative Ecosystem Research in the Czechoslovakian IBP Wetland Project

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Introduction to the Ecology of Fishpond Littorals....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
General Characteristics of the Třeboň Basin and Lednice Region....Pages 13-22
Higher Plant Communities....Pages 23-64
Algal Populations Related to Different Macrophyte Communities....Pages 65-70
Aerial Photography and Mapping of Fishpond Vegetation....Pages 71-73
Animal Populations in Fishpond Littorals....Pages 74-79
Decomposers in the Fishpond Littoral Ecosystem....Pages 80-87
Development of Wetland and Aquatic Vegetation in the Třeboň Basin Since the Late Glacial Period....Pages 88-92
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Climatic Conditions....Pages 99-112
Radiation Climate in Fishpond Littoral Plant Communities....Pages 113-125
Water Chemistry in the Fishpond Littorals....Pages 126-140
Structure and Chemistry of the Fishpond Bottom....Pages 141-152
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Plant Growth and Estimates of Production....Pages 159-220
Photosynthesis....Pages 221-245
Water Relations. Water Balance, Transpiration, and Water Turnover in Selected Reedswamp Communities....Pages 246-256
Nutrient Uptake by Littoral Communities of Helophytes....Pages 257-277
Growth, Production and Nutrient Uptake of Duckweeds in Fishponds and in Experimental Cultures....Pages 278-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Structural Elements. Principal Populations of Algae. Spatial Distribution....Pages 295-313
Dynamics of Algal Communities....Pages 314-320
Primary Production and Functioning of Algae in the Fishpond Littoral....Pages 321-334
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Decomposition Processes in the Fishpond Littoral....Pages 341-354
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Mammals in the Reedswamp Ecosystem....Pages 357-365
Birds in the Reedswamp Ecosystem....Pages 366-372
Soil Surface Arthropods....Pages 373-375
Invertebrates: Destroyers of Common Reed....Pages 376-388
Macrofauna of Invertebrates in Helophyte Communities....Pages 389-392
Front Matter....Pages 397-397
Management Aspects of Fishpond Drainage....Pages 399-403
Control of Reed and Reed Mace Stands by Cutting....Pages 404-408
Ecological Effects of Fishpond Amelioration....Pages 409-415
Propagation, Cultivation and Exploitation of Common Reed in Czechoslovakia....Pages 416-423
Front Matter....Pages 427-427
Conservation of Plant Communities in Fishpond Littorals....Pages 429-433
Conservation of Wildfowl in Fishpond Regions....Pages 434-437
Back Matter....Pages 439-466