Freshwater Ecology and Conservation Approaches and Techniques

by Hughes, Jocelyne

• ISBN13: 9780198766421
• ISBN10: 0198766424
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-02-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Jocelyne Hughes, Course Director, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, UK

Jocelyne Hughes has over 30 years experience of teaching and research in ecology and conservation. She graduated from the University of Cambridge, UK, with a degree in Geography and undertook her PhD at the University of Tasmania. It was in Australia that Jocelyne focused on freshwater ecology and conducted field research into the ecology of aquatic macrophytes in riverine wetlands in Tasmania, and the lakes of sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. Since then, she has worked as a researcher and lecturer at the University of Melbourne, University College London and University of Reading, has conducted research into the ecology and conservation of wetlands in Tunisia, Guatemala and the UK, and teaches field techniques in wetlands in the UK and overseas.

Table of Contents

Part I
Overall considerations
1. Diversity of freshwater ecosystems and global distributions, G. Randy Milton and C. Max Finlayson
2. Approaches to freshwater ecology and conservation, Rebecca E. Tharme, David Tickner, Jocelyne M.R. Hughes, John Conallin, and Lauren Zielinsky
3. Sampling strategies and protocols for freshwater ecology and conservation, Leon A. Barmuta
Part II
Measuring the component parts
4. Water quantity and hydrology, Matthew McCartney
5. Chemical determinands of freshwater ecosystem functioning, Nic Pacini, Libor Pechar, and David M. Harper
6. Physical variables in freshwater ecosystems, Curt Lamberth and Jocelyne Hughes
7. Microorganisms 1: Phytoplankton, attached algae, and biofilms, David C. Sigee
8. Microorganisms 2: Viruses, prokaryotes, fungi, protozoans, and microscopic metazoans, Julia Reiss
9. Wetland plants and aquatic macrophytes, Jocelyne Hughes, Beverley R. Clarkson, Ana T. Castro-Castellon, and Laura L. Hess
10. Freshwater vertebrates: An overview of survey design and key methodological considerations, Stephen E.W. Green, Rosie D. Salazar, Gillian Gilbert, Andrew S. Buxton, Danielle L. Gilroy, Thierry Oberdorff, and Lauren A. Harrington
11. Aquatic macroinvertebrates, Richard Marchant and Catherine M. Yule
Part III
Ecosystem dynamics, conservation, and management
12. Freshwater populations, interactions, and networks, David M. Harper and Nic Pacini
13. Changes over time, Peter A. Gell, Marie-Elodie Perga, and C. Max Finlayson
14. Secondary data: Taking advantage of existing data and improving data availability for supporting freshwater ecology research and biodiversity conservation, Aaike De Wever, Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber, Vanessa Bremerich, and Joerg Freyhof
15. Freshwater ecosystem services and functions, C. Max Finlayson, R. S. de Groot, Francine M. R. Hughes, and Caroline A. Sullivan
16. Invasive aquatic species, Julie A. Coetzee, Martin P. Hill, Andreas Hussner, Ana L. Nunes, and Olaf L. F. Weyl
17. Freshwater ecosystem security and climate change, Jamie Pittock, C. Max Finlayson, and Simon Linke
18. Restoration of freshwaters: Principles and practice, Carl Sayer, Helen Bennion, Angela Gurnell, Emma Goodyer, Donovan Kotze, and Richard Lindsay
19. Wetland landscapes and catchment management, Caroline A. Sullivan, C. Max Finlayson, Elizabeth Heagney, Marie Chantale Pelletier, Mike Acreman, and Jocelyne M.R. Hughes