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The Ecological Bases for Lake and Reservoir Management provides a
state-of-the-art review of the range of ecologically-based
techniques necessary for the holistic management of lakes and their
catchments. Most of the methods, case studies and national policies
reviewed are directed towards management of the largest problem -
eutrophication - with the emphasis on the multiple-scale approach
needed for successful management and restoration. Case studies come
from the USA and ten European countries, and range from single
lakes through to lake districts and national inventories. Several
essays precede the practical chapters with thought-provoking
comments on the political, social and economic climate of water
management.
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Lake Naivasha, Kenya - Papers submitted by participants at the conference "Science and the Sustainable Management of Shallow Tropical Waters" held at Kenya Wildlife Services Training Institute, Naivasha, Kenya, 11-16 April 1999, together with those from additional studies on the lake (Hardcover, Reprinted from)
David M. Harper, R. Boar, M. Everard, P. Hickley
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R3,248
Discovery Miles 32 480
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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This is the first comprehensive study of an east African lake for
thirty years. It represents the culmination of research expeditions
which stretch back twenty years and is thus able to pick up long
term changes which the individual research activities do not
reveal. Lake Naivasha is a tropical lake whose natural fluctuations
are now dwarfed by human impacts. Papers show how the irrigation
for horticulture and power cooling has reduced the lake depth
significantly; exotic arrivals have altered the plant community
beyond recognition and its commercial value as a fishery and a
tourist feature are reduced by over use. Despite this, the lake has
considerable conservation value at present. It provides a different
case study in the ever-growing library of the effects of human
follies. Lake Naivasha has achieved global importance in the past
ten years because its waters are used to sustain the largest
horticultural industry in Africa. The book highlights its fragility
under such pressure and points out the way towards sustainable use
of the water and the ecosystem.
Proceedings of a Conference on Rutland Water, held in Leicester,
1-3 April 1981
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Lake Naivasha, Kenya - Papers submitted by participants at the conference "Science and the Sustainable Management of Shallow Tropical Waters" held at Kenya Wildlife Services Training Institute, Naivasha, Kenya, 11-16 April 1999, together with those from additional studies on the lake (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002)
David M. Harper, R. Boar, M. Everard, P. Hickley
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R2,193
Discovery Miles 21 930
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Out of stock
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This is the first comprehensive study of an east African lake for
thirty years. It represents the culmination of research expeditions
which stretch back twenty years and is thus able to pick up long
term changes which the individual research activities do not
reveal. Lake Naivasha is a tropical lake whose natural fluctuations
are now dwarfed by human impacts. Papers show how the irrigation
for horticulture and power cooling has reduced the lake depth
significantly; exotic arrivals have altered the plant community
beyond recognition and its commercial value as a fishery and a
tourist feature are reduced by over use. Despite this, the lake has
considerable conservation value at present. It provides a different
case study in the ever-growing library of the effects of human
follies. Lake Naivasha has achieved global importance in the past
ten years because its waters are used to sustain the largest
horticultural industry in Africa. The book highlights its fragility
under such pressure and points out the way towards sustainable use
of the water and the ecosystem.
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