Ecology of a Glacial Flood Plain

1: Val Roseg: A High Alpine Catchment; U. Uehlinger, M. Maisch, C. Rothenbühler, R. Zah. 1. Introduction. 2. Tectonics and geology. 3. Climate. 4. Vertical zonation in the Val Roseg. 5. Landforms and landscape elements. 6. Hydrology and channel morphology. 7. Val Roseg - A near natural study system. 8. References. 2: Glacial History And Floodplain Evolution; R. Zah, M. Maisch, U. Uehlinger, C. Rothenbühler. 1. Introduction. 2. Glacial dynamics. 3. Floodplain evolution. 4. Floodplain dynamics. 5. Summary. 6. References. 3: Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions; F. Malard. 1. Introduction. 2. Physico-chemical fingerprints of water sources and flow paths. 3. Patterns of groundwater-surface water interactions along the river corridor. 4. Surface-subsurface water interactions within the flood plain. 5. Summary. 6. References. 4: Channel Typology; K. Tockner, F. Malard. 1. Introduction. 2. Floodplain expansion and contraction. 3. Channel characterization and distribution. 4. Summary. 5. References. 5: Thermal Heterogeneity; U. Uehlinger, F. Malard. 1. Introduction. 2. Longitudinal patterns along the main stem. 3. The lateral dimension of thermal heterogeneity. 4. The vertical dimension of thermal heterogeneity. 5. Spatial and temporal stability of thermal patterns. 6. Summary and conclusions.7. References. 6: Nutrient Dynamics; K. Tockner, R. Illi, F. Malard, U. Uehlinger. 1. Introduction. 2. Characterization of nutrient sources. 3. Spatial gradients. 4. Temporal dynamics. 5. Nutrient flux. 6. Nutrient limitation and organic matter quality. 7. Summary. 8. References. 7: Terrestrial Floodplain Vegetation; C. Wellstein, U. Uehlinger, R. Zah. 1. Introduction. 2. Physico-chemical habitat template. 3. Terrestrial vegetation patterns. 4. Plant diversity. 5. Summary. 6. Acknowledgements. 7. References. 8: Aquatic Hyphomycetes In Alpine Streams; M.O. Gessner, C.T. Robinson. 1. Introduction. 2. Diversity and abundance. 3. Successional patterns on decomposing litter. 4. Effects of habitat characteristics. 5. Effects of detritivore access to leaves. 6. Effects of litter type. 7. Conclusion. 8. References. 9: Aquatic Flora; H.R. Bürgi, P. Burgherr, U. Uehlinger. 1. Introduction. 2. Taxonomic composition. 3. Spatial and temporal distribution. 4. Summary and conclusions. 5. References. 10: Surface Zoobenthos; P. Burgherr, B. Klein, C.T. Robinson, K. Tockner. 1. Introduction. 2. Composition of the zoobenthos. 3. Longitudinal patterns. 4. Heterogeneity of zoobenthos across habitat gradients. 5. Habitat templet for zoobenthos in the Roseg river.