The Afrotropical Streams and Rivers: Structure, Ecological Processes and Management is a comprehensive guide that provides assessment of major rivers and tributaries in Africa. Unlike other books available, the editors present a thorough study of geomorphological, hydrological, biological, and ecological processes incorporating a range of plant and animal communities, while considering implications of human communities that depend upon them. This book, edited by a diverse cohort of researchers and/or scholars, is intended as an educational and practical guide for graduate students, researchers…mehr
The Afrotropical Streams and Rivers: Structure, Ecological Processes and Management is a comprehensive guide that provides assessment of major rivers and tributaries in Africa. Unlike other books available, the editors present a thorough study of geomorphological, hydrological, biological, and ecological processes incorporating a range of plant and animal communities, while considering implications of human communities that depend upon them. This book, edited by a diverse cohort of researchers and/or scholars, is intended as an educational and practical guide for graduate students, researchers and scientists who focus on the biodiversity, conservation and management/policy issues of the African river systems.
Dr Frank Masese is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Science at University of Eldoret, Kenya, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. He is a Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow and a Member of the Editorial Boards of Freshwater Biology, International Review of Hydrobiology, PLoS ONE and PeerJ. He has Guest Edited for Hydrobiologia, Frontiers in Water and Frontiers in Environmental Science. His research interests lie mainly in biodiversity assessments, ecosystem ecology and aqueous biogeochemistry, with a focus on riverine ecosystems. His studies straddle the terrestrial-aquatic domain, where he seeks to understand how landscape variables and human activities shape aquatic ecosystem structure and functioning. Working with fellow researchers, Dr Masese is in the final stages of developing a biological criterion for monitoring surface waters in Kenya.
Inhaltsangabe
1. African streams and rivers: an introduction SECTION I: MAJOR RIVER SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES 2. Major African river systems and their associated tributaries: An overview 3. Rivers of Southern Africa 4. Rivers of East Africa 5. Rivers of the Congo River Basin in Central Africa 6. Rivers of West Africa 7. Rivers of North Africa SECTION II: PHYSICAL STRUCTURE AND ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES 8. Erosion and Accretion - Landscape Sculpting by Water 9. African River Hydrology 10. Physico-chemical environment 11. River riparian zones in sub-Saharan Africa: Processes, functions, and sustainability 12. Organic matter and nutrient dynamics 13. Primary production and ecosystem metabolism 14. Terrestrial-aquatic connectivity SECTION III: BIOTA 15. Microbial and phytoplankton dynamics in freshwater rivers 16. Macrophytes 17. Macroinvertebrates 18. Fishes of Southern Africa 19. Birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians 20. Food web dynamics SECTION IV: MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND THREATS 21. River management and governance 22. Rivers and people 23. Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change 24. Restoring freshwater ecosystems: lessons from case studies on riparian vegetation, aquatic weeds and freshwater fish 25. Anthropogenic threats 26. Woody plants encroachment and impacts on streamflow recharge in arid and semi-arid environments 27. Advances in Biomonitoring in Africa 28. Environmental flows 29. Overview and future prospects of African rivers research
1. African streams and rivers: an introduction SECTION I: MAJOR RIVER SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES 2. Major African river systems and their associated tributaries: An overview 3. Rivers of Southern Africa 4. Rivers of East Africa 5. Rivers of the Congo River Basin in Central Africa 6. Rivers of West Africa 7. Rivers of North Africa SECTION II: PHYSICAL STRUCTURE AND ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES 8. Erosion and Accretion - Landscape Sculpting by Water 9. African River Hydrology 10. Physico-chemical environment 11. River riparian zones in sub-Saharan Africa: Processes, functions, and sustainability 12. Organic matter and nutrient dynamics 13. Primary production and ecosystem metabolism 14. Terrestrial-aquatic connectivity SECTION III: BIOTA 15. Microbial and phytoplankton dynamics in freshwater rivers 16. Macrophytes 17. Macroinvertebrates 18. Fishes of Southern Africa 19. Birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians 20. Food web dynamics SECTION IV: MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND THREATS 21. River management and governance 22. Rivers and people 23. Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change 24. Restoring freshwater ecosystems: lessons from case studies on riparian vegetation, aquatic weeds and freshwater fish 25. Anthropogenic threats 26. Woody plants encroachment and impacts on streamflow recharge in arid and semi-arid environments 27. Advances in Biomonitoring in Africa 28. Environmental flows 29. Overview and future prospects of African rivers research
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