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An extension of the floodpulse concept (FPC) for lakes

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Wantzen, Karl M., Junk, Wolfgang J., Rothhaupt, Karl-Otto·2008·Hydrobiologia

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This paper delivers a conceptual framework for the ecological functioning and biodiversity patterns of lakes that is based on the floodpulse concept (FPC). The specific characteristics of rivers and lakes considering water-level fluctuations are compared, with respect to catchment linkages, temporal patterns, and hydraulic forces of flooding and drawdown. The influences of floodpulses on element cycles, biodiversity, and adaptations of lake biota are analyzed, and the importance of multi-annual flooding cycles is highlighted. The degree by which these water-level fluctuations influence lake ecosystems strongly depends on lake morphology, where shallow lakes or those with large shallow margins are the most sensitive. Although floodpulses play a major role for ecosystem services such as lake management and climate change mitigation schemes, this issue is only scarcely dealt with. Tenets of the extended FPC for lakes are formulated in order to overcome this problem.

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Authors
Wantzen, K. M., Junk, W. J., & Rothhaupt, K.-O.
Affiliations
  • University of Konstanz (DE)
  • Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology (DE)
Corresponding author
Wantzen, Karl M.
Venue
Hydrobiologia
Published
2008-08-10
Volume
613
Issue
1
Pages
151-170
ISSN
  • 0018-8158 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-5117
OpenAlex
W2149337582
Cited by
142
References
111
Citations by year
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5.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Hydrobiologia (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • KOPS (University of Konstanz) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 454)
  • Universität Konstanz
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Keywords
lakes, water level fluctuations, lake biodiversity, element cycles, shallow lakes, lake morphology, ecosystem services, climate change mitigation, lake management

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