Book chapter
F2.2 Small permanent freshwater lakes
The IUCN global Ecosystem Typology 2.0: Descriptive profiles for biomes and ecosystem functional groups, p.112
IUCN
2020
Abstract
Small permanent freshwater lakes, pools or ponds are lentic environments with relatively high perimeter-to-surface area and surface-area-to-volume ratios. Most are <1 km2 in area, but this functional group includes lakes of transitional sizes up to 100 km2, while the largest lakes (>100 km2) are classified in F2.1. Niche diversity increases with lake size. Although less diverse than larger lakes, these lakes may support phytoplankton, zooplankton, shallowwater macrophytes, invertebrates, sedentary and migratory fish, reptiles, waterbirds, and mammals.
Details
- Title
- F2.2 Small permanent freshwater lakes
- Authors/Creators
- Richard Kingsford (Author)Belinda J Robson (Author) - Murdoch University, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic EcosystemsRalph MacNally (Author)L Jackson (Author)F Essl (Author)M Kelly-Quinn (Author)K Irvine (Author)Stefan Bertilsson (Author)David Keith (Author)
- Contributors
- D. A. Keith (Editor)J.R. Ferrer-Paris (Editor)E. Nicholson (Editor)R.T. Kingsford (Editor)
- Publication Details
- The IUCN global Ecosystem Typology 2.0: Descriptive profiles for biomes and ecosystem functional groups, p.112
- Publisher
- IUCN
- Identifiers
- 991005555066907891
- Copyright
- © 2020 IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems; School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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