{"product_id":"9780792321248","title":"Developments in Hydrobiology","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDevelopments in Hydrobiology\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHillbricht-Ilkowska, A.; Pieczynska, E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcotones, or boundary zones between land and inland waters  (such as lakes, streams and rivers), are the principal routes for  transport of organic matter and nutrients across landscapes via  physical and biological vectors. The ecotone is the place of  cumulation and transformation of \u003cem\u003ein situ\u003c\/em\u003e production as well as  of allochthonous material from adjacent aquatic and terrestrial  systems. The ecotype functions as an important barrier or filter for  principal nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, responsible for  the eutrophication and degradation of surface waters. Intensive forest  cutting, agriculture, pollution and bank regulation, urbanization and  hydrotechnical constructions seriously endanger the ecotone systems  and damage their protective function. It is vital to develop a  scientific understanding of the behaviour of phosphorus and nitrogen  in these transitional boundary habitats. Such an understanding is  important for the rational protection, management and restoration of  ecotones connected with lakes and rivers. The importance of nutrient  cycling and retention is discussed from the point of view of ecotone  function, management and reconstruction in order to sustain its  protective role for water bodies. Various types of land\/water  transitory zones are discussed: wetlands, lake littoral systems,  riparian zones of rivers, streams and brooks, the contact zones  between groundwater and surface waters of lakes and rivers, air--water  interfaces, and patch\/ecotone structures in watersheds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1993-04-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792321248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-1602-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 279cm x210cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 361\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398561624204,"sku":"9780792321248","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792321248.jpg?v=1771513187","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792321248","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}