The Nile Origin, Environments, Limnology and Human Use /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dumont, Henri J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Monographiae Biologicae, 89
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Aquatic ecology.; Conservation biology.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.

The book discusses the Nile basin from a holistic point of view, giving due attention to its geological history, hydrology, climate, and the full diversity of subsystems like lakes and swamps. It discusses at length the biota of the basin, and derives general conclusions on the biodiversity of the p...