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Lake Naivasha, Kenya
. Ed(S): Harper, David A. T.; Boar, R. (University Of East Anglia); Everard, Mark; Hickley, P. (The Environment Agency, Kidderminster)
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Paperback. 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 Editor(s): Harper, David A. T.; Boar, R. (University of East Anglia); Everard, Mark; Hickley, P. (The Environment Agency, Kidderminster). Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSP; PSV; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 498.
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
Series
Developments in Hydrobiology
Number of Pages
203
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048162727
SKU
V9789048162727
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