Name: Pond Conservation in Europe
ISBN: 978-90-481-9088-1

Editors:

Beat Oertli⁰,
Régis Céréghino¹,
Jeremy Biggs²,
Steven Declerck³,
Andrew Hull⁴,
…
Maria Rosa Miracle⁵

Beat Oertli
1. University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
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Régis Céréghino
1. University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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Jeremy Biggs
1. Pond Conservation, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Steven Declerck
1. Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Andrew Hull
1. Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Maria Rosa Miracle
1. University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Features the latest research on pond conservation
Covers Pond Biodiversity which is an essential feature of freshwater biodiversity
Addresses the significant impact of small water bodies such as ponds

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 210)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages I-VII

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The ecology of European ponds: defining the characteristics of a neglected freshwater habitat
- R. Céréghino, J. Biggs, B. Oertli, S. Declerck
Pages 1-6
A comparison of the catchment sizes of rivers, streams, ponds, ditches and lakes: implications for protecting aquatic biodiversity in an agricultural landscape
- B. R. Davies, J. Biggs, P. J. Williams, J. T. Lee, S. Thompson
Pages 7-17
A comparative analysis of cladoceran communities from different water body types: patterns in community composition and diversity
- Tom De Bie, Steven Declerck, Koen Martens, Luc De Meester, Luc Brendonck
Pages 19-27
Macroinvertebrate assemblages in 25 high alpine ponds of the Swiss National Park (Cirque of Macun) and relation to environmental variables
- Beat Oertli, Nicola Indermuehle, Sandrine Angélibert, Hélène Hinden, Aurélien Stoll
Pages 29-41
Biodiversity and distribution patterns of freshwater invertebrates in farm ponds of a south-western French agricultural landscape
- R. Céréghino, A. Ruggiero, P. Marty, S. Angélibert
Pages 43-51
Patterns of composition and species richness of crustaceans and aquatic insects along environmental gradients in Mediterranean water bodies
- D. Boix, S. Gascón, J. Sala, A. Badosa, S. Brucet, R. López-Flores et al.
Pages 53-69
Relation between macroinvertebrate life strategies and habitat traits in Mediterranean salt marsh ponds (Empordà wetlands, NE Iberian Peninsula)
- Stéphanie Gascón, Dani Boix, Jordi Sala, Xavier D. Quintana
Pages 71-83
Macrophyte diversity and physico-chemical characteristics of Tyrrhenian coast ponds in central Italy: implications for conservation
- Valentina Della Bella, Marcello Bazzanti, Maria Giuseppina Dowgiallo, Mauro Iberite
Pages 85-95
Evaluation of sampling methods for macroinvertebrate biodiversity estimation in heavily vegetated ponds
- G. Becerra Jurado, M. Masterson, R. Harrington, M. Kelly-Quinn
Pages 97-107
Developing a multimetric index of ecological integrity based on macroinvertebrates of mountain ponds in central Italy
- Angelo G. Solimini, Marcello Bazzanti, Antonio Ruggiero, Gianmaria Carchini
Pages 109-123
Eutrophication: are mayflies (Ephemeroptera) good bioindicators for ponds?
- N. Menetrey, B. Oertli, M. Sartori, A. Wagner, J. B. Lachavanne
Pages 125-135
How can we make new ponds biodiverse? A case study monitored over 7 years
- P. Williams, M. Whitfield, J. Biggs
Pages 137-148
Management of an ornamental pond as a conservation site for a threatened native fish species, crucian carp Carassius carassius
- G. H. Copp, S. Warrington, K. J. Wesley
Pages 149-155
Pond conservation: from science to practice
- Beat Oertli, Régis Céréghino, Andrew Hull, Rosa Miracle
Pages 157-165
Plant communities as a tool in temporary ponds conservation in SW Portugal
- C. Pinto-Cruz, J. A. Molina, M. Barbour, V. Silva, M. D. Espírito-Santo
Pages 167-180
Freshwater diatom and macroinvertebrate diversity of coastal permanent ponds along a gradient of human impact in a Mediterranean eco-region
- Valentina Della Bella, Laura Mancini
Pages 181-197
The M-NIP: a macrophyte-based Nutrient Index for Ponds
- Lionel Sager, Jean-Bernard Lachavanne
Pages 199-219
Vegetation recolonisation of a Mediterranean temporary pool in Morocco following small-scale experimental disturbance
- Btissam Amami, Laïla Rhazi, Siham Bouahim, Mouhssine Rhazi, Patrick Grillas
Pages 221-232
Experimental study of the effect of hydrology and mechanical soil disturbance on plant communities in Mediterranean temporary pools in Western Morocco
- Nargis Sahib, Laïla Rhazi, Mouhssine Rhazi, Patrick Grillas
Pages 233-242

About this book

Ponds are an exceptional freshwater resource around the world and represent thirty percent of the global surface area of standing water. Furthermore, the millions of ponds which exist exhibit a particularly high biodiversity and have a high potential for ecosystem functions and services. Despite these impressive features, ponds face many threats from a variety of human activities and receive little or no protection under European and national legislation. Consequently, there is an urgent need to protect, consolidate and increase the pond resource in Europe. In order to achieve these objectives, the European Pond Conservation Network (EPCN) was launched 2004 in Geneva. Its aim is to promote the awareness, understanding and conservation of these small water bodies in the European landscape. This volume of “Developments in Hydrobiology” presents a selection of 31 papers presented during EPCN conferences held in 2006 in France (Toulouse) and in 2008 in Spain (Valencia). They represent a diverse collection of themes from across the continent and North Africa and present new and original insights into topics as wide ranging as pond biodiversity; human disturbance; landscape ecology; ecological assessment and monitoring; practical management measures; ecological restoration; hydrology and climate change; invasive species and threatened species.

Keywords

Biodiversity
Species richness
biomanipulation
ecology
ecosystem
environment
eutrophication
hydrobiology
macroinvertebrate
vegetation
zooplankton

Editors and Affiliations

University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland

Beat Oertli
University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France

Régis Céréghino
Pond Conservation, Oxford, United Kingdom

Jeremy Biggs
Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Steven Declerck
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Andrew Hull
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Maria Rosa Miracle

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Pond Conservation in Europe
Editors: Beat Oertli, Régis Céréghino, Jeremy Biggs, Steven Declerck, Andrew Hull, Maria Rosa Miracle
Series Title: Developments in Hydrobiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9088-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9087-4Published: 06 April 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3191-2Published: 28 May 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9088-1Published: 24 September 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 386
Additional Information: Reprinted from Hydrobiologia 597 (2008) and 634 (2009)
Topics: Biodiversity, Plant Ecology, Freshwater and Marine Ecology, Conservation Biology, Landscape Ecology

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Editors and Affiliations

University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland

University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France

Pond Conservation, Oxford, United Kingdom

Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

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