This is the third of five volumes of a compendium of the global distribution of about 3571 aquatic macrophyte species occurring in inland freshwater and brackish waterbodies worldwide. In addition to descriptions and maps, the volumes together highlight aspects of their ecology such as endemism, world rarity, endangered status, ecozone/macroregional occurrence, ploidy state, species age, and uses. This book provides a novel resource on the distribution and ecology of macrophytes around the world.

The Atlas fills a gap in scientific knowledge of the global ecology of an important group of aquatic plants. It highlights the expansion of invasive species and describes hotspots of endemism and rarity for freshwater macrophytes across the planet. The data included in this book range from karyology to biogeography, within a general theme of understanding the environmental factors that drive the biodiversity, ecology, landscape genetics, and conservation of aquatic plants in freshwater ecosystems. The third volume of the World Atlas of Freshwater Macrophytes: Monocotyledonous species I (Acoraceae - Cyperaceae) covers nine botanical families and 917 species of aquatic macrophytes.

The authors, based in Mexico, Scotland, Spain, and the USA are members of an informal international research network, set up in 2017 by retired aquatic botanist Kevin Murphy, which is dedicated to advancing macroecological knowledge of freshwater macrophytes in the inland freshwater and brackish waterbodies of worldwide wetland ecosystems.

The topic of this book is relevant not only to scholars and academics but also to practitioners in wetland management, decision makers, and aquatic plant hobbyists.

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Dr. Tatiana Lobato-de Magalhães is a Research Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro and an Adjunct Professor at North Dakota State University. She has specialised in wetland research and education for nearly 20 years, with a strong focus on ecology, landscape genetics, and the distribution of aquatic plants. Her work spans research and teaching initiatives across the Americas, including Central Mexico and the Southern Brazil Highlands. Lobato-de Magalhães leads the IUCN-CEM Wetland Ecosystems Specialist Group and is actively involved in editorial work. She serves on the editorial board of the Wetlands: Ecology, Management, and Conservation book series and has contributed as an associate editor and guest executive editor to scientific journals such as Wetlands, Aquatic Botany, and the NZ Marine and Freshwater Research. Most recently, she founded the book series Colección Humedales by UAQ Editorial. Dr. Kevin Murphy is a Senior Lecturer (retired) at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. His research emphasizes plant and freshwater ecology, particularly the role of vegetation in the biodiversity support functioning of aquatic ecosystems, and the macroecology of freshwater macrophytes. He has extensive experience in applied ecological work on sustainable development issues in a range of temperate, tropical and sub-tropical aquatic and wetland habitats (primarily in Europe, Africa, and South America), plus applied studies of vegetation management and eutrophication management in aquatic habitats worldwide. He was involved in a series of studies in South America, concentrating on the ecology of the Rio Paraná, one of the world's largest regulated river systems. After retiring from the University of Glasgow, he set up an informal international research network in 2017 dedicated to advancing macroecological knowledge of freshwater macrophytes. This has to date produced a number of well-received publications collectively authored by network collaborators.

Dr. Marinus L. Otte is a Professor at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA. Originally from the Netherlands, Marinus has studied wetlands around the world, particularly in The Netherlands, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, China, Taiwan, Mexico, South Carolina, North Dakota, and Minnesota. His research has focused on biogeochemistry, plant ecophysiology, metal tolerance in wetland plants, constructed wetlands for water quality improvement and restoration of wetlands. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal WETLANDS since 2012, which has provided him with the widest overview possible of current wetland science. He has been the recipient of two Chinese Academy of Sciences President's International Fellowship Initiative Awards (2016, 2019) and was awarded a Fulbright Specialist award in 2021. His recent activities focus on watershed-level issues with water availability and quality and implications for indigenous people.

Dr. Eugenio Molina Navarro is an Associate Professor at the University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain, where he belongs to the Research Group in Water, Climate and Environment and leads the Hydrological Modelling Lab. He teaches several multidisciplinary courses and supervises students in Environmental Sciences and Geographic Information Technologies. Eugenio has developed his academic career with a multidisciplinary perspective, focused on answering scientific and management questions regarding water availability and quality, particularly regarding the prospective impacts of climate change. Eugenio's career is also internationally oriented, highlighted by a postdoc at Aarhus University (2015-2019). He has participated in numerous research projects and contracts, being co-author in many scientific publications and conference communications as a result of his scientific work. He is also associate editor of the journal Limnetica, a very active reviewer, and has broad experience organizing or participating in science dissemination activities.

Dr. Eugenio Molina Navarro is an Associate Professor at the University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain, where he belongs to the Research Group in Water, Climate and Environment and leads the Hydrological Modelling Lab. He teaches several multidisciplinary courses and supervises students in Environmental Sciences and Geographic Information Technologies. Eugenio has developed his academic career with a multidisciplinary perspective, focused on answering scientific and management questions regarding water availability and quality, particularly regarding the prospective impacts of climate change. Eugenio's career is also internationally oriented, highlighted by a postdoc at Aarhus University (2015-2019). He has participated in numerous research projects and contracts, being co-author in many scientific publications and conference communications as a result of his scientific work. He is also associate editor of the journal Limnetica, a very active reviewer, and has broad experience organizing or participating in science dissemination activities.