3. The Perturbation of Hydrological Drought

  1. P. Sam Lake

Published Online: 17 JUL 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444341812.ch3

Book Title

Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems: Effects and Responses

Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems: Effects and Responses

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How to Cite

Lake, P. S. (2011) The Perturbation of Hydrological Drought, in Drought and Aquatic Ecosystems: Effects and Responses, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444341812.ch3

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 17 JUL 2011
  2. Published Print: 15 JUL 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405185608

Online ISBN: 9781444341812

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Keywords:

  • hydrological drought perturbation;
  • droughts, supra-seasonal droughts - considered to be ramps;
  • termination of droughts, slow process - sharp, or as a pulse of severe flooding;
  • droughts, distinctive type of hazard - disturbance of deficiency;
  • droughts, dynamic events - constant changes in time and spatial extent;
  • supra-seasonal droughts of long duration - megadroughts, ‘large infrequent disturbances’ or LIDS;
  • intra-specific and inter-specific interactions - intensifying, or developing de novo;
  • threatening events, and changes - in abiotic and biotic ecosystem components;
  • resilience, or capacity for recovery after drought - and trajectories;
  • refuge use, differing - between biota seeking refuges, setting and type of water body

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Refuges and drought

  • Traits and adaptations to drought

  • The nature of studies on drought in aquatic ecosystems

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