Book chapter
TF1.2 Subtropical-temperate forested wetlands
IUCN global ecosystem typology 2.0: Descriptive profiles for biomes and ecosystem functional groups
IUCN
2020
Abstract
Forested wetlands in temperate and subtropical climates undergo periodic flooding. One or two tree species dominate the canopy. Trees shape the flow of flood waters, the ground surface, and the understorey, as well as animal habitats. With flooding, complex aquatic food webs support turtles, frogs, fish and birds, but can produce microbial blooms with nutrients flushed from the floodplain. Many vertebrates use these wetlands as refuges during dry times.
Details
- Title
- TF1.2 Subtropical-temperate forested wetlands
- Authors/Creators
- Ralph MacNally (Author)R.T. Kingsford (Author)Jane Catford (Author)Belinda J Robson (Author)D.A. Keith (Author)
- Contributors
- D. A. Keith (Editor)J.R. Ferrer-Paris (Editor)E. Nicholson (Editor)R.T. Kingsford (Editor)
- Publication Details
- IUCN global ecosystem typology 2.0: Descriptive profiles for biomes and ecosystem functional groups
- Publisher
- IUCN; Gland, Switzerland
- Identifiers
- 991005555067607891
- Copyright
- © 2020 IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences; Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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