
Ecological Modelling and Engineering of Lakes and Wetlands
- 1st Edition, Volume 26 - April 4, 2014
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Sven Erik Jørgensen, Ni-Bin Chang, Fu-Liu Xu
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 3 2 4 9 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 3 2 5 5 - 5
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Request a sales quoteEcological modelling has developed rapidly in recent decades, with the focus primarily on the restoration of lakes and wetlands. Ecological Modelling and Engineering in Lakes and Wetlands presents the progress being made in modelling for a wealth of applications. It covers the older biogeochemical models still in use today, structurally dynamic models, 3D models, biophysical models, entire watershed models, and ecotoxicological models, as well as the expansion of modeling to the Arctic and Antarctic climate-zones.
The book also addresses modelling the effect of climate change, including the development of ecological models for addressing storm water pond issues, which are increasingly important in urban regions where more concentrated rainfalls are a consequence of climate change. The ecological engineering topics covered in the book also emphasize the advancements being made in applying ecological engineering regimes for better environmental management of lakes and wetlands.
- Examines recent progress towards a better understanding of these two important ecosystems
- Presents new results and approaches that can be used to develop better models
- Discusses how to increase the synergistic effect between ecosystems engineering and modelling
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Abstract
- 1.1 Models of Lakes and Wetlands
- 1.2 Ecological Engineering Applied to Lakes and Wetlands
- Chapter 2: Structurally Dynamic Models of Lakes
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 How to Construct Structurally Dynamic Models and Definitions of Eco-Exergy
- 2.3 Biomanipulation
- 2.4 Development of a SDM to Describe the Competition Between Phytoplankton and Submerged Vegetation
- 2.5 SDM Developed for Lake Fure
- 2.6 Summary and Conclusions
- Chapter 3: Development of Level-IV Fugacity-Based QWASI Model for Dynamic Multimedia Fate and Transport Processes of HCHs in Lake Chaohu, China
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Development of Level IV Fugacity-Based QWASI Model
- 3.3 Results and Discussion
- 3.4 Conclusion
- Chapter 4: Eco-Risk Assessments for Toxic Contaminants Based on Species Sensitivity Distribution Models in Lake Chaohu, China
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Materials and Methods
- 4.3 Eco-Risk Assessments for OCPs in Lake Chaohu
- 4.4 Eco-Risk Assessments for PAHs in Lake Chaohu
- Chapter 5: Addressing the Uncertainty in Modeling Watershed Nonpoint Source Pollution
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction to the Issue
- 5.2 Uncertainty in Modeling NPS Pollution: State of the Art
- 5.3 Uncertainty Analysis for Complex NPS Pollution Models
- 5.4 Improving Data and Model Structure: Future Directions
- Chapter 6: Extending the Application of Network Analysis to Ecological Risk Assessment for Aquatic Ecosystems
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 General Framework of Applying Network Analysis to ERA
- 6.3 INA for ERA: Methodology and Rationale
- 6.4 A Case Study of the Application of INA: ERA of a River Ecosystem Intercepted by Damming
- 6.5 Network Indicators for Risk Management
- 6.6 Identifying uncertainty in network analysis
- 6.7 A System-Based ERA Framework for Aquatic Ecosystems
- 6.8 Conclusion
- Chapter 7: Modeling the Purification Effects of the Constructed Sphagnum Wetland on Phosphorus and Heavy Metals in Dajiuhu Wetland Reserve, China
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Material and Methods
- 7.3 Results and Discussion
- 7.4 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 8: Ecological Accounting for a Constructed Wetland
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Methodology
- 8.3 Case study
- 8.4 Conclusion
- Chapter 9: Modeling the Response of the Planktonic Microbial Community to Warming Effects in Maritime Antarctic Lakes: Ecological Implications
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Study Area: Byers Peninsula, an Antarctic Special Protected Area
- 9.3 Ecological Features: Lake Limnopolar and its Catchment
- 9.4 Modeling of Lake Limnopolar
- 9.5 Conclusions
- Chapter 10: Analytical Modeling for Environmental Dispersion in Wetland
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Formulation
- 10.3 Environmental Dispersion for Depth-Dominated Wetland Flows
- 10.4 Conclusions
- Chapter 11: Trade-Offs Between Biodiversity Conservation and Nutrients Removal in Wetlands of Arid Intensive Agricultural Basins: The Mar Menor Case, Spain
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Dynamic Modeling of the Mar Menor Watershed
- 11.3 Effects of Hydrological Changes on the Mar Menor Lagoon: Jellyfish Outbreaks
- 11.4 Assessment of Ecosystem Services: Nutrient Removal
- 11.5 Assessment of Ecosystem Services: Biodiversity Conservation
- 11.6 Trade-Offs Between Ecosystem Services of Wetlands
- 11.7 Concluding Remarks
- Chapter 12: Structurally Dynamic Model and Ecological Indicators to detect the crayfish invasion in a lake ecosystem
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 The Case Study of Lake Chozas (Spain) to Describe the Response to Biological Invasion
- 12.3 Joint application of ecological indicators to assess the health status of two Spanish lakes
- 12.4 Conclusion
- Chapter 13: Development of Ecological Models for the Effects of Macrophyte Restoration on the Ecosystem Health of a Large Eutrophic Chinese Lake (Lake Chaohu)
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Methods
- 13.3 Results
- 13.4 Discussion
- 13.5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 14: Development of Structural Dynamic Model for the Ecosystem Evolution of a Large Shallow Chinese Lake (Lake Chaohu)
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Model Development
- 14.3 Restoration Methods and the Possible Effects
- 14.4 Structural Dynamic Approaches
- Chapter 15: Exploring the Mechanism of Catastrophic Regime Shift in a Shallow Plateau Lake: A Three-Dimensional Water Quality Modeling Approach
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Materials and Methodology
- 15.3 Results and Discussions
- 15.4 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 16: Floating Treatment Wetlands for Nutrient Removal in a Subtropical Stormwater Wet Detention Pond with a Fountain
- Abstract
- 16.1 Overview of Stormwater Flow and Quality Impact
- 16.2 Stormwater Treatment Capacity
- 16.3 Field Pond Study
- 16.4 Results and Discussion
- 16.5 BMP Credit Assessment
- 16.6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 17: System Dynamics Modeling for Nitrogen Removal in a Subtropical Stormwater Wet Pond
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Limitations of Traditional Stormwater Ponds
- 17.3 Floating Treatment Wetland Technologies
- 17.4 Field Campaign for Investigating the Copper Impact
- 17.5 Collection of Nutrient Data
- 17.6 Investigation of Aquatic Nitrogen Cycling
- 17.7 System Dynamics Modeling
- 17.8 Results and Discussion
- 17.9 Conclusions
- Appendix A Stock Symbols Used in the STELLA Model
- Appendix B Flow Symbols Used in the STELLA Model
- Appendix C Converter Symbols Used in the STELLA Model
- Chapter 18: Modeling Management Options for Controlling the Invasive Zebra Mussel in a Mediterranean Reservoir
- Abstract
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Methods
- 18.3 Scenario Analyses
- 18.4 Results and Discussion
- 18.5 Final Remarks
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 19: SubWet 2.0. Modeling the Performance of Treatment Wetlands
- Abstract
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Model Structure
- 19.3 Model Calibration
- 19.4 Advantages of SubWet in Comparison to Other Predictive Tools
- 19.5 Summary and Conclusions
- Chapter 20: Framing the Need for Applications of Ecological Engineering in Arctic Environments
- Abstract
- 20.1 Introduction
- 20.2 Review of Application of Ecological Engineering in the Arctic: 1970s to Present
- 20.3 Barriers to the Application Ecological Engineering in the Arctic
- 20.4 Moving Research to Application
- 20.5 Conclusions
- Chapter 21: Exploratory Performance Testing of a Pilot Scale HSSF Wetland in the Canadian Arctic
- Abstract
- 21.1 Introduction
- 21.2 Methods
- 21.3 Results/Discussion
- 21.4 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 22: Practical Aspects, Logistical Challenges, and Regulatory Considerations for Modeling and Managing Treatment Wetlands in the Canadian Arctic
- Abstract
- 22.1 Introduction
- 22.2 Logistical Challenges
- 22.3 Best Practices
- 22.4 Recommendations
- 22.5 Conclusions
- Chapter 23: Modeling of Municipal Wastewater Treatment in a System Consisting of Waste Stabilization Ponds, Constructed Wetlands and Fish Ponds in Tanzania
- Abstract
- 23.1 Introduction
- 23.2 Previous Efforts in Modeling of Wastewater Treatment
- 23.3 Sampling and Model Development
- 23.4 Mathematical Equations
- 23.5 Model Simulations and Output
- 23.6 Conclusions and Recommendations
- Chapter 24: A Novel Subsurface Upflow Wetland with the Aid of Biosorption-Activated Media for Nutrient Removal
- Abstract
- 24.1 Introduction
- 24.2 Regulation and Policy
- 24.3 Biosorption-Activated Media
- 24.4 Field-Scale Study
- 24.5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 25: Tracer-based System Dynamic Modeling for Designing a Subsurface Upflow Wetland for Nutrient Removal
- Abstract
- 25.1 Introduction
- 25.2 Site Description
- 25.3 The Tracer Study
- 25.4 Modeling the SUW System
- 25.5 Sensitivity Analysis
- 25.6 Final Remarks
- 25.7 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 26
- Published: April 4, 2014
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 720
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780444632494
- eBook ISBN: 9780444632555
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Sven Erik Jørgensen
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Ni-Bin Chang
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