B. R. Allanson, R. C. Hart, J. H. O'Keeffe

Inland Waters of Southern Africa: An Ecological Perspective

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Limnology - the study of inland waters - had its genesis in Europe about the turn of the century. The studies of Fore1 on Lake Geneva were of seminal value at this time. It prospered under the early guidance of Thienemann, Naumann and Wesenberg-Lund in Europe and, soon transplanted, of Birge and Juday in North America (to name just a few early spirits). Now, liminology is a respectable scientific discipline taught at many universities, and limnologists are recognized as important contributors to our understanding of how this fragile spaceship functions. All this acknowledged, it must also be acknowledged that limnology is not yet a globally comprehensive science. To be sure, much is known about globally applicable processes, and the structural elements of aquatic ecosystems worldwide, but limnological emphases, interests and concerns remain essentially European and North American in balance. Much is known about lakes and rivers in less than one fifth of the world's land area (northern temperature regions); rather little is known about inland waters elsewhere.

Produktdetails

• Monographiae Biologicae 64
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-7923-0266-7
• 1990
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 1990
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 871g
• ISBN-13: 9780792302667
• ISBN-10: 0792302664
• Artikelnr.: 21980258

Inhaltsangabe

I. The Subcontinent.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The geomorphology of southern Africa.- 3. The climate.- 4. The regional limnology of southern Africa.- II. The Rivers and Their Catchments, Floodplains and Wetlands.- 5. Types of rivers and their characteristics.- 6. Unique rivers.- 7. A review of river research in southern Africa since 1900.- 8. Riverine wetlands.- 9. The influence of man.- III. Natural and Man-Made Lakes.- 10. Suspensoids, hydrodynamics and chemical conditions in natural and man-made lakes.- 11. Primary producers and their production in lakes and reservoirs.- 12. Bacteria and their activity in lakes and reservoirs.- 13. Planktonic and benthic invertebrates.- 14. Fish and fisheries.- Synthesis and implications.- References.- Authors index.- Index of organisms.- General index.

Rezensionen

`All in all this is a well written, well presented book, generally thorough in it coverage, with some shortcomings but it will become a necessary reference for southern African, southern hemisphere and indeed many global limnologists.'
South African Journal of Zoology 26 (3) 1991

`All in all this is a well written, well presented book, generally thorough in it coverage, with some shortcomings but it will become a necessary reference for southern African, southern hemisphere and indeed many global limnologists.'
South African Journal of Zoology 26 (3) 1991