| Description |
viii, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Historical background to scientific exploration -- 3. Gelogical and climatic history, present climates -- 4. Aquatic ecosystems: productivity -- 5. The mineral composition of tropical African fesh waters and its ecological importance -- 6. Water circulation and stratification in tropical lakes -- 7. Primary production in tropical lakes -- 8. The evolution and distribution of the African inland water fauna -- 9. The great rivers of Africa -- 10. Lakes Albert and Rudolf -- 11. The Sahara -- 12. Lake Chad -- 13. Lakes Edward and George -- 14. Lake Victoria -- 15. Volcanic-barrer lakes. Lake Kivu -- 16. Lake Tanganyika -- 17. Lake Malawi -- 18. Tropical swamps: adaptation to scarcity of oxygen -- 19. Temporary, saline and thermal waters: Lake Chilwa -- 20. Manmade lakes -- 21. Some comments and conclusions |
| Analysis |
Limnology Africa |
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Limnology Tropics |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [324]-346 |
| Subject |
Limnology -- Africa.
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Limnology -- Tropics.
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| Genre/Form |
Inland waters
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| LC no. |
73085680 |
| ISBN |
0582448522 : |
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