WHY STUDY ECOLOGY IN TEMPORARY POOLS

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Cadaver decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems (2006, background): “Whatever research paths are taken, it is clear that gravesoil ecology and the ecology of other ephemeral resource patches (Blaustein and Schwartz 2001; Finn 2001; De Meester et al. 2005) has the potential to become a key area of study in terms of the cycling of carbon and nutrients, soil organic mat”
The role of metacommunity processes in shaping invertebrate rock pool communities along a dispersal gradient (2007, background): “Small temporary pools have great potential as field laboratories since they are often small and locally numerous providing easy manipulation and statistical power, respectively (Blaustein and Schwartz 2001).”
The ecology of European ponds: defining the characteristics of a neglected freshwater habitat (2008, background): “…and the ease with which they may be manipulated experimentally, makes them ideal models for controlled studies of many basic ecosystem processes (Blaustein & Schwartz, 2001; De Meester et al., 2005), from community assembly rules (Warren & Spencer, 1996) to diversity–productivity relationships…”