The Pantanal: Ecology, biodiversity and sustainable management of a large neotropical seasonal wetland

Foreword 10 by Junk, W.J. Notes on contributors 13 INTRODUCTION 21 1 The Pantanal: A large South American wetland and its position in limnological theory 23 by Junk, W.J., Nunes da Cunha, C., da Silva, C.J. & Wantzen, K.M. PART I: THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT 2 Aspects of geological and sedimentological evolution of the Pantanal plain 47 by Irion, G., Buchas, H., Junk, W.J., Nunes da Cunha, C., De Morais, J.O. & Kasbohm, J. 3 The soil diversity of the Pantanal 71 by Couto, E.G.& Oliveira, V.A. 4 Hydrology of surface and ground waters in the Pantanal floodplains 103 by Girard, P. 5 A preliminary classification of habitats of the Pantanal of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, and its relation to national and international wetland classification systems 127 by Nunes da Cunha. C. & Junk, W.J. 6 Cerrado stream valleys and their vegetation: Structure, impacts by erosion, and recuperation strategies 143 by Wantzen, K.M., Nunes da Cunha, C. & Siqueira, A. 7 Hydrochemistry of lakes, rivers and groundwater 167 by Nogueira, F., Silveira, R., da Silva, C. J., Abdo, M., Girard, P. & Wantzen, K.M. 8 Biogeochemical characterization of water, plants and soils in the floodplains of the Northern Pantanal of Mato Grosso (Brazil) – A comparison with Central-Amazonian floodplains 199 by Finck, M., Furch, K. & Junk, W.J. PART II: PLANT LIFE 9 Phytoplankton, periphyton, and metaphyton of the Pantanal floodplains: species composition and richness, density, biomass, and primary production 235 by Loverde-Oliveira, S.M., Adler, M. & Pinto Silva, V. 10 Species diversity, distribution, and biomass of aquatic macrophytes of the Pantanal 257 by Pott, V.J. & Pott, A. 11 Species diversity of terrestrial plants and human impact on the vegetation of the Pantanal 281 by Pott, A. & Ratter, J.A. 12 Landscape units of the Pantanal: structure, function, and human use 301 by Nunes da Cunha, C. & Junk, W.J. 13 Natural and cultivated pastures and their use by cattle 327 by Santos, S.A., Desbiez, A., Crispim, S.M.A., Comastri Filho, J.A., Abreu, U.G.P. & Rodela, L.G. PART III: ANIMAL LIFE 14 Zooplankton: species diversity, abundance and community development 355 by Brandorff, G.-O., Pinto Silva, V. & Morini, A.A.E.T. 15 Benthic invertebrates of the Pantanal and its tributaries 393 by Wantzen, K.M., Callil, C. & Butakka, C.M.M. 16 Arthropods associated with a forest of Attalea phalerata Mart. (Arecaceae) palm trees in the Northern Pantanal 431 by Marques, M.I., Adis, J., Battirola, L.D., dos Santos, G.B. & Castilho, A.C.C. 17 Ecology of Pantanal fish 469 by Resende, E. 18 Diversity, ecology, management and conservation of amphibians and reptiles of the Brazilian Pantanal: a review 497 by Strüssmann, C., Prado, C.P.A., Ferreira, V.L. & Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A. 19 The birds of the Pantanal 523 by Petermann, P. 20 Mammals in the Pantanal wetland, Brazil 565 by Tomas, W.M., Cáceres, N.C., Nunes, A.P., Fischer, E., Mourão, G. & Campos, Z. 21 Stable isotope ecology of the food webs of the Pantanal 599 by Wantzen, K.M. Fellerhoff, C. & Voss, M. PART IV: HUMAN USE, IMPACTS, AND CONSERVATION 22 Fishery and fishing resources in the Pantanal 621 by Mateus, L.A.F., Catella, A.C. & Petrere Jr., M. 23 Ecology and management of Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802) of the Brazilian Pantanal 649 by Coutinho, M. & Campos, Z. 24 Ribeirinhos between ecological adaptation and modernisation 673 by Neuburger, M. & Da Silva, C.J. 25 Gold- mining near Poconé: environmental, social, and economic impact 695 by Callil, C. & Junk, W.J. 26 Human impacts and environmental problems in the Brazilian Pantanal 719 by Machado, R.B., Harris, M.B., Silva, S.M. & Ramos Neto, M.B. 27 Traditional knowledge in the Pantanal region in Brazil and potential usage in modern medicine: The legal framework for bioprospection in Brazil 741 by Teixeira de Souza Jr., P. 28 Traditional beef cattle ranching and sustainable production in the Pantanal 755 by Santos S.A., Abreu, U.G.P., Tomich, T.R. & Comastri Filho, J.A. 29 Traditional use of vegetation for cattle-raising in the Pantanal on the Brazilian-Bolivian border 775 by Carniello M.A., Guarim Neto G., Guarim V.L.M.dos S., Figueiredo Z.N. & Amorozo M.C.M. 30 Suggestions for a sustainable management concept for the Pantanal 795 by Wantzen, K.M., Nunes da Cunha, C., Junk, W.J., Girard, P., Carmen Rossetto, O., Penha, J.M., Couto, E.G., Becker, M., Priante, G., Tomas, W.M., Santos, S.A., Marta, J., Domingos, I., Sonoda, F., Curvo, M. & Callil, C. CONCLUSIONS 31 Ecology, biodiversity and sustainable management of the Pantanal: a synthesis 835 by Junk, W.J., Wantzen, K.M., Nunes da Cunha, C. & da Silva, C.J. Index 85