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100 1 _aOkuda, Noboru.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aBiodiversity in Aquatic Systems and Environments
_h[electronic resource] :
_bLake Biwa /
_cby Noboru Okuda, Katsutoshi Watanabe, Kayoko Fukumori, Shin-ichi Nakano, Takefumi Nakazawa.
264 1 _aTokyo :
_bSpringer Japan :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2014.
300 _aX, 91 p. 17 illus., 11 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in Biology,
_x2192-2179
505 0 _a1 Origin and diversification of freshwater fishes in Lake Biwa -- 2 Predator diversity changes the world: From gene to ecosystem -- 3 Biodiversity researches on microbial loop in aquatic systems -- 4 A dynamic resilience perspective toward integrated ecosystem management: Biodiversity, landscape, and climate.
520 _aThis book presents the latest topics in ecological and evolutionary research on aquatic biodiversity from bacteria to fishes, with special reference to Lake Biwa, an ancient lake in western Japan. With a geological history of 4 million years, Lake Biwa is the third oldest lake in the world. It is considered a biodiversity hotspot, where 1,769 aquatic species including 61 endemics are recorded, providing a rare opportunity to study the evolutionary diversification of aquatic biota and its ecological consequences. The first chapter introduces the evolutionary history of biodiversity, especially of fish in this lake. In the second chapter, some examples of trophic polymorphism in fish are described. Fish are keystone predators in lake ecosystems, and they can be a major driver for altering biological communities through their top-down trophic cascading effects. An excellent laboratory experiment is presented, demonstrating that functional diversity of fish feeding morphology alters food web properties of plankton prey communities. The third chapter focuses on aquatic microbes, whose abundance and diversity may also be influenced by the diversity of fish through top-down trophic cascades. Aquatic microbes can have a strong impact on ecosystem functioning in lakes, and in this chapter, the latest molecular techniques used to examine genetic and functional diversity of microbial communities are introduced. The final chapter presents theoretical frameworks for predicting how biodiversity has the potential to control the incidence and intensity of human-induced regime shifts. While respecting the precious nature of biodiversity in lakes, it is essential to be aware that modern human activities have brought a crisis of biodiversity loss in lakes worldwide. Throughout this book, readers will learn why biodiversity must be conserved at all levels, from genes to ecosystems.
650 0 _aLife sciences.
650 0 _aAquatic biology.
650 0 _aMicrobial ecology.
650 0 _aEvolution (Biology).
650 1 4 _aLife Sciences.
650 2 4 _aFreshwater & Marine Ecology.
650 2 4 _aEvolutionary Biology.
650 2 4 _aMicrobial Ecology.
700 1 _aWatanabe, Katsutoshi.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aFukumori, Kayoko.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aNakano, Shin-ichi.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aNakazawa, Takefumi.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aSpringerBriefs in Biology,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54150-9
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