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Nutrient Dynamics and Retention in Land/Water Ecotones of Lowland, Temperate Lakes and Rivers

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  • © 1993

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  1. A. Hillbricht-Ilkowska
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  2. E. Pieczyńska
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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 82)

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Wetlands, lake littoral zones

    1. Seasonal nitrogen dynamics in reed beds (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex. Steudel) in relation to productivity

      • Harald Kühl, Johannes-Günter Kohl
      Pages 1-12

    2. Growth and nutrient uptake by two species of Elodea in experimental conditions and their role in nutrient accumulation in a macrophyte-dominated lake

      • Teresa Ozimek, Ellen van Donk, Ramesh D. Gulati
      Pages 13-18

    3. Macrophyte-related shifts in the nitrogen and phosphorus contents of the different trophic levels in a biomanipulated shallow lake

      • Ellen van Donk, Ramesh D. Gulati, Arjen Iedema, John T. Meulemans
      Pages 19-26

    4. Functioning of land-water ecotones in relation to nutrient cycling

      • Henk de Haan, Henricus T. S. Boschker, Kerst Buis, Thomas E. Cappenberg
      Pages 27-32

    5. Some considerations on the functioning of tropical riparian ecotones

      • Frederic W. B. Bugenyi
      Pages 33-38

    6. Nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics and retention in ecotones of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia / Peru

      • Heath J. Carney, Michael W. Binford, Ruben R. Marin, Charles R. Goldman
      Pages 39-47

    7. Detritus and nutrient dynamics in the shore zone of lakes: a review

      • Ewa Pieczyńska
      Pages 49-58

    8. Microbial decomposition of freshwater macrophytes in the littoral zone of lakes

      • Marina Belova
      Pages 59-64

    9. Frost formation in the ecotonal zone and its role for release of nutrients

      • Gunno Renman
      Pages 65-72

    10. Effect of filtering activity of Dreissena polymorpha (Pall.) on the nutrient budget of the littoral of Lake Mikołajskie

      • Anna Stańczykowska, Krzysztof Lewandowski
      Pages 73-79

    11. The role of small mammals and birds in transport of matter through the shore zone of lakes

      • Kazimierz A. Dobrowolski, Anna Kozakiewicz, Barbara Leźnicka
      Pages 81-93

  3. Streams, riven, riparian vegetation

    1. Transport and retention of matter in riparian ecotones

      • Gernot Bretschko, Helmut Moser
      Pages 95-101

    2. Nitrate transformation and water movement in a wetland area

      • Walter Brüsch, Bertel Nilsson
      Pages 103-111

    3. Retention of nitrogen in small streams artificially polluted with nitrate

      • Bjørn A. Faafeng, Roger Roseth
      Pages 113-122

    4. Retention of nitrogen and phosphorus in a Danish lowland river system: implications for the export from the watershed

      • Lars M. Svendsen, Brian Kronvang
      Pages 123-135

    5. Flow and retention of particulate organic matter in riparian fluvial habitats under different climates

      • Hassan Chergui, Eric Pattee
      Pages 137-142

    6. Importance of flood zones for nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in the Danube Delta

      • Sergiu Cristofor, Angheluta Vadineanu, Gheorghe Ignat
      Pages 143-148

    7. The Vistula river and its riparian zones

      • Zdzisław Kajak
      Pages 149-157

    8. Hydrological problems of the Vistula river valley near Płock

      • Elżbieta Bajkiewicz-Grabowska
      Pages 159-165
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Ecotones, or boundary zones between land and inland waters (such as lakes, streams and rivers), are the principal routes for transport of organic matter and nutrients across landscapes via physical and biological vectors. The ecotone is the place of cumulation and transformation of in situ production as well as of allochthonous material from adjacent aquatic and terrestrial systems. The ecotype functions as an important barrier or filter for principal nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, responsible for the eutrophication and degradation of surface waters. Intensive forest cutting, agriculture, pollution and bank regulation, urbanization and hydrotechnical constructions seriously endanger the ecotone systems and damage their protective function. It is vital to develop a scientific understanding of the behaviour of phosphorus and nitrogen in these transitional boundary habitats. Such an understanding is important for the rational protection, management and restoration of ecotones connected with lakes and rivers. The importance of nutrient cycling and retention is discussed from the point of view of ecotone function, management and reconstruction in order to sustain its protective role for water bodies. Various types of land/water transitory zones are discussed: wetlands, lake littoral systems, riparian zones of rivers, streams and brooks, the contact zones between groundwater and surface waters of lakes and rivers, air--water interfaces, and patch/ecotone structures in watersheds.

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