Inland Waters of Southern Africa: An Ecological Perspective (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)

Limnology - the study of inland waters - had its genesis in Europe about the turn of the century. The studies of Fore1 on Lake Geneva were of seminal value at this time. It prospered under the early guidance of Thienemann, Naumann and Wesenberg-Lund in Europe and, soon transplanted, of Birge and Juday in North America (to name just a few early spirits). Now, liminology is a respectable scientific discipline taught at many universities, and limnologists are recognized as important contributors to our understanding of how this fragile spaceship functions. All this acknowledged, it must also be acknowledged that limnology is not yet a globally comprehensive science. To be sure, much is known about globally applicable processes, and the structural elements of aquatic ecosystems worldwide, but limnological emphases, interests and concerns remain essentially European and North American in balance. Much is known about lakes and rivers in less than one fifth of the world's land area (northern temperature regions); rather little is known about inland waters elsewhere.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Monographiae Biologicae, 64
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	1990
Authors:	B.R. Allanson • R.C. Hart • J.H. O'Keeffe • R.D. Robarts
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	458
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
ISBN-13:	978-9401075725
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > General Promotions
LSN:	9401075727
Barcode:	9789401075725

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