Geology of National Parks of Central/Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania Geotourism of the Gregory Rift Valley, Active Volcanism and Regional Plateaus /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Scoon, Roger N. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Geology.; Tourism.; Management.; Environmental management.; Geomorphology.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Tourism Management.; Environmental Management.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.

This book describes the interrelationship between the spectacular geology of an area of East Africa that includes a branch of the rift valley, as well as giant freestanding ice-capped mountains and extraordinarily toxic, alkaline lakes, and some of the greatest concentrations of wildlife on Earth. I...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I: Overview
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Geological Framework
• 3. The East African Rift System (EARS)
• Part II: Regional Geology
• 4. Basement Complexes and Regional Plateaus
• 5. The Gregory Rift
• 6. Late Pleistocene Ice Ages and the Holocene Epoch
• Part III: Selected National Parks, Reserves, and Conservation Areas
• 7. Serengeti National Park
• 8. Mount Elgon National Park(s)
• 9. Aberdare and Mount Kenya National Parks
• 10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
• 11. Oldupai Gorge and Laetoli
• 12. Kilimanjaro National Park
• 13. Arusha National Park (Mount Meru)
• 14. Amboseli, Chyulu Hills, and Tsavo West National Parks
• 15. Lakes Baringo, Bogoria, Nakuru, Manyara, and Eyasi
• 16. Lake Naivasha and Mount Longonot and Hell's Gate National Parks
• 17. Lake Natron and Oldoinyo Lengai.