@misc{Puchalski_Wojciech_Charakterystyka, author={Puchalski, Wojciech}, howpublished={online}, publisher={Zielona Góra: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego}, language={pol}, language={eng}, abstract={Oxbow lakes constitute an important element or the landscapc of lowland river floodplains. The structural characteristics and chosen aspects of biogeochemical functions are described for oxbow ecosystems in the lower Vistula floodplain, considering metabolic properties of bottom sediments and functions of aquatic vegetation. Typology of oxbow lakes, based mainly on their susceptibility to flood disturbances and on vegetation structure and diversity is proposed.}, abstract={Patterns of structural diversity imply the variability of retentive properties for external nutrient loads, where sediments of periodically flooded lakes reveal the most desirable properties. Particular plant species, constrained by specific environmental variables, transform functions of their ecosystems in contrasting ways.}, abstract={Oxbow lakes may perform a role of effective biogeochemical traps as well as may increase the stability and connectivity functions of riverine landscapes. Such optimising of floodplain management demands at least partial restoration of flood dynamics for maintaining non-degraded functions of oxbow lakes. Functional assessment of vegetation and sediment analyses may help in establishing the most desirable restoration measures.}, type={artykuł}, title={Charakterystyka i zróżnicowanie funkcjonalne starorzeczy w dolinach dużych rzek nizinnych = The characteristics and functional diversity of oxbow lakes in large lowland river floodplains}, keywords={3 Międzynarodowa konferencja "Ochrona i rekultywacja terenów dorzecza Odry: zrównoważona gospodarka zasobami naturalnymi" (24-25.06.2004)}, }