Rice Field Ecology in Northeastern Thailand

The Effect of Wet and Dry Seasons on a Cultivated Aquatic Ecosystem
1. Auflage 1979
ISBN: 978-90-6193-086-0
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, Band 34, 228 Seiten, Gewicht: 560 g

Reihe: Monographiae Biologicae

Research was carried out in Udorn Thani beginning in September, 1975, in order to elucidate the effects of seasonal changes on the aquatic community of a rice field. Physical and chemical changes that occur during the course of a year were recorded and related to the structure and activity of the aquatic biological com­ munity. A rice field was selected that is typical of the countless habitats of this kind that are found in Northeastern Thailand (Fig. 1). For a variety of reasons these habitats and their location are of special interest (Fig. 2). Figure 1. The rice field investigated, north of the province capital, Udorn Thani, Thailand. Northeastern Thailand and a small part of Laos comprise the middle Mekong Valley. Its geographic situation and climatic conditions set this area apart as a dis­ tinct sub-region of Southeast Asia. It is unfortunate that sufficient biological research has not yet been carried out to delimit the SUb-regions according to their fauna and flora and to fully describe the various ecosystems that occur in them. The middle Mekong Valley is one of the most neglected areas of the region, and there is no comprehensive literature on its biota. Very little ecological information is available on many of the species that abound there.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heckman, Charles W

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Geographical factors.- The rice field under investigation.- Materials and methods.- Flora and fauna.- Seasonal succession of the biota.- Community metabolism.- The rice field as a man-made habitat.- Summary.- Acknowledgements.- Literature cited.