This volume contains original research papers presented during the
Second International Symposium on the Limnology, Climatology,
Palaeoclimatology, and Biodiversity of the African Great Lakes,
organized by the International Decade for the East African Lakes
(IDEAL). The book provides a comprehensive coverage of the large
lakes of the African Rift System, touching on climate, limnology,
palaeoclimatology, sedimentation processes, biodiversity, and
management issues of these lakes.
The papers contained in this book have significantly advanced
our understanding of natural and anthropogenic processes operating
in the African Great Lakes, their temporal and spatial variability,
their rates of change, and the linkages between environmental and
ecological systems. For example, Lake Victoria has undergone
dramatic shifts in the lake ecosystem caused by the introduction of
the Nile Perch in the 1950s and of the water hyacinth during the
past five years. The lake also dried up completely prior to 12,400
yr BP. Thus, the hundreds of species of fish in modern Lake
Victoria may have evolved within the last 12,400 years; this is the
fastest rate of vertebrate species evolution ever recorded.
This volume provides a comprehensive and comparative view of
large African lake systems such as Lakes Victoria, Tanganyika, and
Malawi. It serves as a basis for understanding the lakes' system
history and sensitivity to processes of change, thus providing an
essential tool for decisions related to the sustainable management
of such precious resources. This book has been written to be of
interest to a wide audience, including limnologists,
palaeoclimatologists, evolutionary biology students andresearchers,
as well as people generally interested in the aquatic
environment.
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