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Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands

An International Perspective on their Ecology

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Editors:
  1. Darold Batzer

    1. Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

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  2. Dani Boix

    1. Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain

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  • Describes the invertebrates of diverse wetlands around the world

  • Provides a primer on freshwater wetland invertebrates, including how they are uniquely adapted for life in wetland environments and how they contribute to important ecological functions in wetland ecosystems

  • Features chapters from authors across Europe, North and South America, Australia, and Asia

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. An Introduction to Freshwater Wetlands and Their Invertebrates

    • Darold Batzer, Dani Boix
    Pages 1-23

  3. Invertebrates in Rock Pools

    • Luc Brendonck, Sandro Lanfranco, Brian Timms, Bram Vanschoenwinkel
    Pages 25-53

  4. Invertebrate Communities of Alpine Ponds

    • Scott A. Wissinger, Beat Oertli, Véronique Rosset
    Pages 55-103

  5. Invertebrates in Temporary Wetland Ponds of the Temperate Biomes

    • Michael J. Jeffries, Luis B. Epele, Jered M. Studinski, Csaba F. Vad
    Pages 105-139

  6. Invertebrates of Freshwater Temporary Ponds in Mediterranean Climates

    • Dani Boix, Jamie Kneitel, Belinda J. Robson, Claire Duchet, Luís Zúñiga, Jennifer Day et al.
    Pages 141-189

  7. Invertebrates of Irish Turloughs

    • Julian D. Reynolds
    Pages 191-217

  8. Peatland Invertebrates

    • Darold Batzer, Haitao Wu, Terry Wheeler, Sue Eggert
    Pages 219-250

  9. Invertebrates in Permanent Wetlands (Long-Hydroperiod Marshes and Shallow Lakes)

    • Kyle D. Zimmer, Mark A. Hanson, Dale A. Wrubleski
    Pages 251-286

  10. Invertebrates in Great Lakes Marshes

    • Matthew J. Cooper, Donald G. Uzarski
    Pages 287-320

  11. Invertebrates of the Florida Everglades

    • Joel C. Trexler, William F. Loftus
    Pages 321-356

  12. Invertebrates in Groundwater Springs and Seeps

    • D. Dudley Williams
    Pages 357-409

  13. Invertebrates in Beaver-Created Wetlands and Ponds

    • Bryana M. Bush, Scott A. Wissinger
    Pages 411-449

  14. Invertebrates of Temperate-Zone River Floodplains

    • Darold Batzer, Belinda Gallardo, Andrew Boulton, Matt Whiles
    Pages 451-492

  15. Invertebrates in Neotropical Floodplains

    • Karl M. Wantzen, Mercedes R. Marchese, Marinez I. Marques, Leandro D. Battirola
    Pages 493-524

  16. Invertebrates in Created and Restored Wetlands

    • Albert Ruhí, G. Winfield Fairchild, Douglas J. Spieles, Gustavo Becerra-Jurado, David Moreno-Mateos
    Pages 525-564

  17. Invertebrates in Managed Waterfowl Marshes

    • Joshua D. Stafford, Adam K. Janke, Elisabeth B. Webb, Steven R. Chipps
    Pages 565-600

  18. Invertebrate Assemblages and Their Ecological Controls Across the World’s Freshwater Wetlands

    • Dani Boix, Darold Batzer
    Pages 601-639

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 641-645
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About this book

Wetlands are among the world’s most valuable and most threatened habitats, and in these crucially important ecosystems, the invertebrate fauna holds a focal position. Most of the biological diversity in wetlands is found within resident invertebrate assemblages, and those invertebrates are the primary trophic link between lower plants and higher vertebrates (e.g. amphibians, fish, and birds). As such, most scientists, managers, consultants, and students who work in the world’s wetlands should become better informed about the invertebrate components in their habitats of interest. Our book serves to fill this need by assembling the world’s most prominent ecologists working on freshwater wetland invertebrates, and having them provide authoritative perspectives on each the world’s most important freshwater wetland types. The initial chapter of the book provides a primer on freshwater wetland invertebrates, including how they are uniquely adapted for life in wetland environments and how they contribute to important ecological functions in wetland ecosystems. The next 15 chapters deal with invertebrates in the major wetlands across the globe (rock pools, alpine ponds, temperate temporary ponds, Mediterranean temporary ponds, turloughs, peatlands, permanent marshes, Great Lakes marshes, Everglades, springs, beaver ponds, temperate floodplains, neotropical floodplains, created wetlands, waterfowl marshes), each chapter written by groups of prominent scientists intimately knowledgeable about the individual wetland types. Each chapter reviews the relevant literature, provides a synthesis of the most important ecological controls on the resident invertebrate fauna, and highlights important conservation concerns. The final chapter synthesizes the 15 habitat-based chapters, providing a macroscopic perspective on natural variation of invertebrate assemblage structure across the world’s wetlands and a paradigm for understanding how global variation and environmental factors shape wetland invertebrate communities.

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“Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands, the editors, along with their contributing authors, address this knowledge gap by summarizing published research on wetlands from temperate and tropical regions and from lowland to alpine systems. … A book dedicated to invertebrate ecology and diversity in wetlands is overdue. Aquatic ecologists, natural resource managers, and even educated general readers will find this an interesting and informative read.” (Barbara Hayford, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 93 (4), December, 2019)​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

    Darold Batzer

  • Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain

    Dani Boix

About the editors

Darold Batzer serves as Professor in the University of Georgia's department of Entomology. He has edited five books on wetlands and served as Editor-in-Chief of Wetlands, the major journal cover the topic, from 2006 to 2012. Dani Boix serves as Aggregate Professor at the University of Girona, Spain's Institute of Aquatic Ecology and Department of Environmental Sciences. He has conducted extensive research and published widely on wetland invertebrates.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands

  • Book Subtitle: An International Perspective on their Ecology

  • Editors: Darold Batzer, Dani Boix

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24978-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-24976-6Published: 16 February 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79712-0Published: 30 March 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-24978-0Published: 05 February 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 645

  • Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 61 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Invertebrates, Environmental Management

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