Invertebrates in Temporary Wetland Ponds of the Temperate Biomes

Mike Jeffries; Luis Epele; Jered Studinski; Csaba Vad

Invertebrates in Temporary Wetland Ponds of the Temperate Biomes

Mike Jeffries, Luis Epele, Jered Studinski, Csaba Vad

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Abstract

Seasonal ponds, pingos, mallines, soda pans, dune slacks, potholes, lime-sinks and subsidence ponds are fundamental habitats of the temperate biomes, easy to overlook amongst the wider landscape or to dismiss because of their small size and ephemeral nature. Their invertebrates are a disproportionately rich and rare mix, whose natural history has challenged ecologists to research space and time. Our hope is that this chapter does them justice and captures something of the charm of fairy shrimps, the fascination of water beetles and the mysteries of midges. Their ecology, Watson’s ( 1921 ) “wondrous fashion of a fairy tale”, is as fascinating as ever.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Invertebrates in Freshwater Wetlands. An International Perspective on their Ecology
Editors	Darold Batzer, Dani Boix
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Springer
Pages	105-139
Number of pages	656
ISBN (Print)	978-3319249766
Publication status	Published - 2016

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