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Ecological Effects of Water-level Fluctuations in Lakes

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Editors:
  1. Karl M. Wantzen

    1. Limnologisches Institut, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
      ATIG — Aquatic-Terrestrial Interaction Group, Fachbereich Biologie, Postfach M659, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

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  2. Karl-Otto Rothhaupt

    1. Limnologisches Institut, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

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  3. Martin Mörtl

    1. Limnologisches Institut, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

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  4. Marco Cantonati

    1. Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Limnology and Phycology Section, Trento, Italy

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  5. László G. -Tóth

    1. Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Tihany, Hungary

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  6. Philipp Fischer

    1. Biologische Anstalt Helgoland des Alfred-Wegner-Instituts, Helgoland, Germany

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  • analyzes the current situation of lakes and thereby documents it for future comparisons after the effects of climatic changes
  • combines a conceptual framework with geographically and taxonomically different case studies, and with applied issues

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 204)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Ecological effects of water-level fluctuations in lakes: an urgent issue

    • Karl M. Wantzen, Karl-Otto Rothhaupt, Martin Mörtl, Marco Cantonati, László G.- Tóth, Philipp Fischer
    Pages 1-4

  3. Potential effects of water-level fluctuations on littoral invertebrates in lowland lakes

    • Mario Brauns, Xavier-François Garcia, Martin T. Pusch
    Pages 5-12

  4. Effects of water-level regulation on the nearshore fish community in boreal lakes

    • Tapio Sutela, Teppo Vehanen
    Pages 13-20

  5. Natural lake level fluctuation and associated concordance with water quality and aquatic communities within small lakes of the laurentian great lakes region

    • M. S. White, M. A. Xenopoulos, K. Hogsden, R. A. Metcalfe, P. J. Dillon
    Pages 21-31

  6. Climate change and lakeshore conservation: a model and review of management techniques

    • Carlos Abrahams
    Pages 33-43

  7. The impact of water-level regulation on littoral macroinvertebrate assemblages in boreal lakes

    • Jukka Aroviita, Heikki Hämäläinen
    Pages 45-56

  8. Quantitative trends of zebra mussels in Lake Balaton (Hungary) in 2003–2005 at different water levels

    • Csilla Balogh, Ilona B. Muskó, László G.- Tóth, Lajos Nagy
    Pages 57-69

  9. Patterns, origin and possible effects of sediment pollution in a mediterranean lake

    • Nikolaos Skoulikidis, Helen Kaberi, Dimitrios Sakellariou
    Pages 71-83

  10. Temporal scales of water-level fluctuations in lakes and their ecological implications

    • Hilmar Hofmann, Andreas Lorke, Frank Peeters
    Pages 85-96

  11. Effects of water-depth and water-level fluctuations on the macroinvertebrate community structure in the littoral zone of lake constance

    • Daniel Baumgärtner, Martin Mörtl, Karl-Otto Rothhaupt
    Pages 97-107

  12. Flooding events and rising water temperatures increase the significance of the reed pathogen pythium phragmitis das a contributing factor in the decline of phragmites australis

    • Jan Nechwatal, Anna Wielgoss, Kurt Mendgen
    Pages 109-115

  13. Leaf litter degradation in the wave impact zone of a pre-alpine lake

    • Simone Pabst, Nicole Scheifhacken, John Hesselschwerdt, Karl M. Wantzen
    Pages 117-131

  14. Use of the water-level fluctuation analysis tool (Regcel) in hydrological status assessment of finnish lakes

    • Antton Keto, Anne Tarvainen, Mika Marttunen, Seppo Hellsten
    Pages 133-142

  15. Mass mortality of the invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea induced by a severe low-water event and associated low water temperatures

    • Stefan Werner, Karl-Otto Rothhaupt
    Pages 143-150

  16. An extension of the floodpulse concept (FPC) for lakes

    • Karl M. Wantzen, Wolfgang J. Junk, Karl-Otto Rothhaupt
    Pages 151-170

  17. Effects of water-level fluctuations on lakes: an annotated bibliography

    • Manel Leira, Marco Cantonati
    Pages 171-184
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Limnologisches Institut, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

    Karl M. Wantzen, Karl-Otto Rothhaupt, Martin Mörtl

  • ATIG — Aquatic-Terrestrial Interaction Group, Fachbereich Biologie, Postfach M659, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

    Karl M. Wantzen

  • Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Limnology and Phycology Section, Trento, Italy

    Marco Cantonati

  • Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Tihany, Hungary

    László G. -Tóth

  • Biologische Anstalt Helgoland des Alfred-Wegner-Instituts, Helgoland, Germany

    Philipp Fischer

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