The Freshwater Ecosystems of Suriname
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-010-4918-4 (ISBN)
The Ecosystems of Suriname is a valuable acquisition for all scientists, environmental managers and others interested in tropical aquatic ecology.
1. Introduction.- I: Basic features.- 2. The geographical outline.- 3. Climate and surface water hydrology.- 4. Limnology: physico-chemical parameters and phytoplankton composition.- 5. Vegetation and vegetation succession of the freshwater wetlands.- 6. Aquatic macrophytes.- 7. Aquatic invertebrates of the Coastal Plain.- 8. The fish fauna of Suriname.- II: Case studies.- 9. Dragonflies of a black-water creeksystem.- 10. Structure and function of floating bubble nests of threearmoured catfishes (Callichthyidae) in relation to the aquatic environment.- 11. The herpetofauna of floating meadows.- 12. The annual cycle of the spectacled caiman.- III: The human impact.- 13. The man-made Brokopondo Lake.- 14. Changes in a polluted swamp.- 15. Water and health.- 16. Conservation of freshwater ecosystems in Suriname.- Index scientific names.
Reihe/Serie | Monographiae Biologicae ; 70 |
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Zusatzinfo | IX, 317 p. |
Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 160 x 240 mm |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
ISBN-10 | 94-010-4918-1 / 9401049181 |
ISBN-13 | 978-94-010-4918-4 / 9789401049184 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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