Ecology and conservation of estuarine ecosystems : Lake St. Lucia as a model /

"St Lucia is the world's oldest protected estuary and Africa's largest estuarine system. It is also the centerpiece of South Africa's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and has been a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance since 1986. Knowledge o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Perissinotto, R., Stretch, Derek D., Taylor, R. H. (Richard Hilton), 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Natural history > South Africa > Saint Lucia, Lake.
Estuarine ecology > South Africa > Saint Lucia, Lake.
Sciences naturelles > Afrique du Sud > Sainte-Lucie, Lac.
Écologie des estuaires > Afrique du Sud > Sainte-Lucie, Lac.
Estuarine ecology
Natural history
South Africa > Lake Saint Lucia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Alan Whitfield
  • Preface
  • 1. South Africa's first World Heritage Site / Roger N. Porter
  • 2. Management history / Ricky H. Taylor
  • 3. Geological history / Greg A. Botha, Sylvi Haldorsen and Naomi Porat
  • 4. The marine environment / Allan D. Connell and Sean N. Porter
  • 5. Catchment hydrology / Derek D. Stretch and Andrew Z. Maro
  • 6. The Wetlands / William N. Ellery, Suzanne E. Grenfell, Michael C. Grenfell, Marc C. Humphries and Kirsten B. Barnes
  • 7. Estuary and lake hydrodynamics / Derek D. Stretch, Clint P. Chrystal, Robynne A. Chrystal, Christopher Maine and Justin J. Pringle
  • 8. Groundwater hydrology / Bruce E. Kelbe, Ricky H. Taylor and Sylvi Haldorsen
  • 9. Physico-chemical environment / Renzo Perissinotto, Nicola K. Carrasco and Ricky H. Taylor
  • 10. Microalgae / Renzo Perissinotto, Guy C. Bate and David G. Muir
  • 11. Macrophytes / Janine B. Adams, Sibulele Nondoda and Ricky H. Taylor
  • 12. Benthic invertebrates / Deena Pillay, Sarah J. Bownes and Holly A. Nel
  • 13. Zooplankton / Nicola K. Carrasco, Renzo Perissinotto and Hendrik L. Jerling
  • 14. Penaeid prawns / Anthony T. Forbes and Nicolette T. Forbes
  • 15. Fish and fisheries / Digby Cyrus
  • 16. Birds / Jane Turpie, Ricky H. Taylor, Meyrick Bowker and Caroline Fox
  • 17. Crocodiles / Xander Combrink, Jonathan Warner and Colleen T. Downs
  • 18. Hippopotamuses / Ricky H. Taylor
  • 19. Alien and invasive species / Nelson A.F. Miranda and Janine B. Adams
  • 20. Food webs and ecosystem functioning / Ursula M. Scharler and Fiona C. MacKay
  • 21. Climate change impacts / Andrew A. Mather, Derek D. Stretch and Andrew Z. Maro
  • References
  • Appendix: web page database, 1900-2010 / Nuette Gordon
  • Index.

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