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Lakes of the Warm Belt

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Paperback, 584 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | e druk, 2009
ISBN13: 9780521105842
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Cambridge University Press e druk, 2009 9780521105842
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This book was the first to give a detailed description of the lakes of the Warm Belt of the earth. The book is composed of three parts. The first part gives the general geological, meteorological and hydrological features of the tropical and subtropical areas and permits the location of the warm lakes in the world hydrology. The second part presents the main lakes and rivers of South America, Central America, Africa, the Middle East, South-East Asia and Australia with an up-to-date description of their history, hydrology, hydrodynamics, chemistry and biology. The third part is an attempt to analyse the mechanisms of water circulation in warm lakes and to determine the dominant and common features which explain the chemistry of warm lakes and the composition of their biota, such as phytoplankton, bacteria, zooplankton and fish. The last chapter of the book synthesises all these elements by presenting the typical food webs of tropical lakes. This volume will be invaluable to students of ecology, liminology and hydrobiology, particularly those doing post-graduate and research work.

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ISBN13:9780521105842
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:584

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Preface; Introduction; Part I. The General Features of the Warm Belt: 1. Geodynamic history of the Warm Belt; 2. Climatological features of the Warm Belt; 3. Hydrology; Part II. The Aquatic Ecosystem of the Warm Belt: 4. South America; 5. Central America; 6. Africa; 7. Middle East; 8. South-East Asia; 9. Australia; Part III. The Dynamic Processes in Lakes of the Warm Belt: 10. Mechanisms and patterns of circulation; 11. Water chemistry; 12. Biological diversity; 13. Food webs: case studies; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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