Estuaries: A Lifeline of Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Diop, Salif (Editor), Scheren, Peter (Editor), Ferdinand Machiwa, John (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Estuaries of the World,
• Subjects: Environment.; Coasts.; Aquatic ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Coastal Sciences.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

This book provides recent environmental, ecological and hydrodynamic information for the major estuaries and the coastal marine systems of the Western Indian Ocean Region. It covers various functions and values of the region’s estuarine ecosystems and their respective habitats, including the land/oc...