The Mekong : biophysical environment of an international river basin /

The Mekong is the most controversial river in Southeast Asia, and increasingly the focus of international attention. It flows through 6 counties, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam. The 4 downstream countries have formed the Mekong River Commission to promote sustainable developme...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Campbell, Ian C., 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Academic Press, 2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Aquatic ecology series.
Temas:
Environmental management > Mekong River Watershed > International cooperation.
Natural history > Mekong River Watershed.
Physical geology > Mekong River Watershed.
Aquatic ecology > Mekong River Watershed.
Gouvernance internationale en mati�ere d'environnement > M�ekong, Bassin du.
Sciences naturelles > M�ekong, Bassin du.
G�eologie physique > M�ekong, Bassin du.
Aquatic ecology
Ecology
Environmental management > International cooperation
Natural history
Physical geology
Aquatisches �Okosystem
Hydrobiologe
�Okosystemmanagement
Mekong River Watershed > Environmental conditions.
M�ekong, Bassin du > Conditions environnementales.
Mekong River Watershed
Mekong
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • I.C. Campbell
  • The Geology of the Lower Mekong River
  • Paul A. Carling
  • Geology of Landforms of the Mekong Basin
  • Avijit Gupta
  • The Hydrology of the Mekong River
  • Peter T. Adamson, Ian D. Rutherfurd, Murray C. Peel, Iwona A. Conlan
  • Geomorphology and Sedimentology of the Lower Mekong River
  • Paul A. Carling
  • The Sediment Load of the Mekong River
  • Des E. Walling
  • Vegetation in the Mekong Basin
  • Philip W. Rundel
  • Fish Diversity in the Mekong River Basin
  • John Valbo-Jorgensen, David Coates, Kent Hortle
  • Fisheries of the Mekong River Basin
  • Kent G. Hortle
  • Tonle Sap Lake, the Heart of the Lower Mekong
  • I.C. Campbell, S. Say, J. Beardall
  • Mekong Schistosomiasis: Where Did It Come from and Where Is It Going?
  • Water Quality of the Lower Mekong River
  • Edwin D. Ongley
  • The Development and Application of Biomonitoring in the Lower Mekong River System
  • I.C. Campbell, Bruce C. Chessman, Vincent H. Resh
  • Watercourse Environmental Change in Upper Mekong
  • Daming He, Ying Lu, Zhiguo Li, Shaojuan Li
  • Conserving Dolphins in the Mekong River: The Complex Challenge of Competing Interests
  • Isabel Beasley, Helene Marsh, Thomas A. Jefferson, Peter Arnold
  • Development Scenarios and Mekong River Flows
  • I.C. Campbell
  • The Challenges for Mekong River Management
  • I.C. Campbell.

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