Lake Tanganyika and its Life
Seiten
1991
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-858525-1 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-858525-1 (ISBN)
The first comprehensive account of one of the world's most remarkable lakes with a fauna and flora of international interest.
This book will prove invaluable for planning future research on the wise use of resources while conserving biodiversity ... will undoubtedly remain a standard text for many long years. As such it deserves a very wide audience.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Lake Tanganyika, situated in the western rift system of East Africa, is the largest in volume of the African Great Lakes and the second deepest lake in the world. It is extremely ancient in comparison with most lakes. The aquatic flora and fauna are remarkable for their diversity and high degree of endemicity, as well as for the numbers of species and genera present.
The lake has attracted international interest and much has been written about it. With its comprehensive bibliography, this book should provide a foundation of information that will be useful in further studies.
This book will prove invaluable for planning future research on the wise use of resources while conserving biodiversity ... will undoubtedly remain a standard text for many long years. As such it deserves a very wide audience.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Lake Tanganyika, situated in the western rift system of East Africa, is the largest in volume of the African Great Lakes and the second deepest lake in the world. It is extremely ancient in comparison with most lakes. The aquatic flora and fauna are remarkable for their diversity and high degree of endemicity, as well as for the numbers of species and genera present.
The lake has attracted international interest and much has been written about it. With its comprehensive bibliography, this book should provide a foundation of information that will be useful in further studies.
George Coulter: Introduction; J.J. Tiercelin, A. Mondeguer: The geology of the Tanganyika Trough; G. Coulter, & R. Spigel: Hydrodynamics; R. Hecky, R. Spigel, & G. Coulter: The nutrient regime; R. Hecky: The Pelagic ecosystem; G. Coulter: Pelagic fish ; G. Coulter: The fisheries; G. Coulter: Benthic fish communities ; G. Coulter: Composition of the flora and fauna; G. Coulter: Xoogeography, affinities and evolution with special regard to the fish; References: Comprehensive bibliography of Lake Tanganyika; Bibliography; General references; Index.
| Zusatzinfo | frontispiece, colour and black and white plates, tables |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 223 x 283 mm |
| Gewicht | 1172 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-858525-X / 019858525X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-858525-1 / 9780198585251 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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