The Ecology And Management Of African Wetland Vegetation

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The ecology and management of African wetland vegetation

Author : Patrick Denny
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400955049
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The ecology and management of African wetland vegetation written by Patrick Denny and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in the biology of African 'wetlands' was initiated in the last century with the hypothesis that Lake Tanganyika was once part of a Jurassic sea, and was furthered by Cunnington's expedition at the beginning of this century which proved that it was not. In the late 1920's, ecological studies, encouraged by the growing importance of inland fisheries, were started hy British, French and Belgian biologists. Some twenty years later several government limnological research centres and fishery departments were established in tropical Africa, and scientific progress was accelerated. Scientific collaboration between the regions south of the Sahara was started formally in 1951 by the Scientific Council for Africa and stimulated by the International Biological Programme (1964-74) with its emphasis on biological productivity. Some of its interests were takcn on by SCOPE which recently selected continental wetlands as a Special Project; hence this book. The five authors, with-Patrick Denny as editor, have made a very valuable contribution both to science and to thc management of Africa's natural rcsourccs: thcy have filled a gap in the synthesis of knowledge about Africa's environments which is long overdue. The term 'wetland' is used today in several different contexts. For this purpose, it excludes the seas and large open inland waters. which are too deep for rooted plants, but includes the huge areas of floodplains and dambos which may change seasonally from standing water to very dry lands.

The Ecology and Management of African Wetland Vegetation

Author : Patrick Denny
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789061938958
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book The Ecology and Management of African Wetland Vegetation written by Patrick Denny and published by . This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ecology and Management of African Wetland Vegetation

Author : Patrick Denny
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789400955059
Total Pages : 364 pages
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Download or read book The Ecology and Management of African Wetland Vegetation written by Patrick Denny and published by . This book was released on 1985-07-31 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wetlands of the World I: Inventory, Ecology and Management

Author : Dennis F. Whigham
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401582122
Total Pages : 786 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Wetlands of the World I: Inventory, Ecology and Management by : Dennis F. Whigham

Download or read book Wetlands of the World I: Inventory, Ecology and Management written by Dennis F. Whigham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impetus for this volume was the 2nd International Wetlands Conference which was held in June, 1984 at Trebon, Czechoslovakia. An overview of the worlds wetlands was one of the themes of the conference and it was decided that a useful follow-up would be a publication on the same topic. The initial goal was to cover as many of the worlds wetlands as possible in one volume and to have an emphasis on wetland ecology, biota, classification, and management. Individuals who made presentations at the Trebon confer ence were asked to prepare chapters and the editors also solicited other contributions. For a variety of reasons, the initial goal has been difficult to reach, especially coverage of the entire globe, and it has been necessary to publish the contributions in more than one volume. Volume 1 represents the com pletion of the first phase of the project and it covers most of the Western Hemisphere, Australia, most of Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the Mediter ranean region, and Papua New Guinea. Volume 2 will contain chapters on Western Europe, Northern Europe, Central Europe, most of northern and It is our hope that Volume western Asia, the Middle East, and Indonesia. 2 will appear in the near future and, if possible, a third volume will be published if authors can be secured to cover areas such as the Far East, other parts of the Indo-Pacific region, and New Zealand.

Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands

Author : Tatenda Dalu
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128223634
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Book Synopsis Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands by : Tatenda Dalu

Download or read book Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands written by Tatenda Dalu and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management is a practical guide and important tool for practitioners and educators interested in the ecology, conservation and management of wetlands in tropical/subtropical regions. The book is written in such a way that, in addition to scientists and managers, it is accessible to non-specialist readers. Organized into three themed sections and twenty-three chapters, this volume covers a variety of topics, exposing the reader to a full range of scientific, conservation and management issues. Each chapter has been written by specialists in the topic being presented. The book recognizes that wetland conservation, science and management are interlinked disciplines, and so it attempts to combine several perspectives to highlight the interdependence between the various professions that deal with issues in these environments. Within each chapter extensive cross-referencing is included, so as to help the reader link related aspects of the issues being discussed. Contributed to by global experts in the field of tropical wetlands Includes case studies and worked examples, enabling the reader to recreate the work already done Focuses on tropical systems not available in any other book

Conservation, Ecology, and Management of African Fresh Waters

Author : Thomas L. Crisman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813026008
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)

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Book Synopsis Conservation, Ecology, and Management of African Fresh Waters by : Thomas L. Crisman

Download or read book Conservation, Ecology, and Management of African Fresh Waters written by Thomas L. Crisman and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary study of the disruptions threatening aquatic systems in Africa provides a continent-wide perspective on multidimensional environmental problems in the context of a rapidly expanding human population. Contributors confront both local and international water resource issues in Africa, illustrate commonalities among countries, and examine varied approaches used to solve water resources management problems. Linking social and natural sciences in diverse environmental and social settings at different scales of analysis (historical, regional, and ecosystem), the contributors identify regional issues and detect generalities to provide a baseline for decision making in the 21st century. CONTENTS Conservation and Management of African Aquatic Ecosystems: An Introduction, by Lauren J. Chapman, Colin A. Chapman, Thomas L. Crisman, and Les S. Kaufman Part 1. Historical Perspective 1. A Historical View of African Inland Waters, by Daniel A. Livingstone 2. Deep Time Landscape Histories and the Improvement of Environmental Management in Africa, by Peter Schmidt Part 2. Regional Perspectives 3. Management of Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems in Southern Africa, by Jenny Day 4. Aquatic Resource Management and Freshwater Ecosystems in West Africa, by Christopher Gordon 5. East African Species Introductions and --Wetland Management: Sociopolitical Dimensions, by Fred W.B. Bugenyi and John S. Balirwa 6. Human Interactions and Water Quality in the Horn of Africa, by Gebre-Mariam Zinabu 7. Water Management Issues in Madagascar: Biodiversity, Conservation, and Deforestation, by Peter N. Reinthal, Karen J. Riseng, and John S. Sparks Part 3. Ecosystems, Processes, and EmergingWater Management Issues 8. River Fisheries in Africa: Their Past, Present, and Future, by Robin L. Welcomme 9. Fishes of African Rain Forests: Emerging and Potential Threats to a Little-Known Fauna, by Lauren J. Chapman and Col

The Ecology and Management of Wetlands

Author : Donal D. Hook
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468483781
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book The Ecology and Management of Wetlands written by Donal D. Hook and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the proceedings of a symposium held at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 16-20 June 1986. The seed for this symposium arose from a group of physiologists , soU scientists and biochemists that met in Leningrad, USSR in July 1975 at the 12th Botanical Conference in a Session organized by Professor B.B. Vartepetian. This group and others later conspired to contribute to a book entitled Plant Life in Anaerobic Environments (eds. D. D. Hook and R. M. M. Crawford, Ann Arbor Science, 1978). Several contributors to the book suggested in 1983 that a broad-scoped symposium on wetlands would be useful (a) in facilitating communication among the diverse research groups involved in wetlands research (b) in bringing researchers and managers together and (c) in presenting a com prehensive and balanced coverage on the status of ecology ami management of wetlands from a global perspective. With this encouragement, the senior editor organized a Plan ning Committee that encompassed expertise from many disciplines of wetland scientists and managers. This Committee, with input from their colleagues around the world, organized a symposium that addressed almost every aspect of wetland ecology and management.

Wetland Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa

Author : Adrian Wood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136470638
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Wetland Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa written by Adrian Wood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the authors argue for a paradigm shift in the way African wetlands are considered. Current policies and wetland management are too frequently underpinned by a perspective that views agriculture simply as a threat and disregards its important contribution to livelihoods. In rural areas where people are entrenched in poverty, wetlands (in particular wetland agriculture) have a critical role to play in supporting and developing peoples' livelihoods. Furthermore, as populations rise and climate change takes grip they will be increasingly important. The authors argue that an approach to wetland management that is much more people focused is required. That is an approach that instead of being concerned primarily with environmental outcomes is centred on livelihood outcomes supported by the sustainable use of natural wetland resources. The authors stress the need for Integrated Water Resource Management and landscape approaches to ensure sustainable use of wetlands throughout a river catchment and the need for wetland management interventions to engage with a wide range of stakeholders. They also assess the feasibility of creating incentives and value in wetlands to support sustainable use. Drawing on nine empirical case studies, this book highlights the different ways in which sustainable use of wetlands has been sought, each case focusing on specific issues about wetlands, agriculture and livelihoods.

Ecology and productivity of an African wetland system

Author : Gerard A. Ellenbroek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400940513
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Ecology and productivity of an African wetland system by : Gerard A. Ellenbroek

Download or read book Ecology and productivity of an African wetland system written by Gerard A. Ellenbroek and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three and a half years of field study in Zambia and another three years of processing the data and writing up the results and conclusions preceded the publication of this book. During this period many people have assisted me with the collection of field data in Zambia and, after repatriation, with the processing of these data in the Netherlands. The research work carried out in Zambia was initiated by the Kafue Basin Research Committee of the University of Zambia. The members of this Committee felt the need to gather quantitative ecological data to enforce their position in the struggle for the water rights on the Kafue Flats. It was hoped that a study of the productivity of the grasslands on the floodplain and adjacent areas would confirm the expected high rates of primary production and the relation of these to the natural flooding pattern. These results would then serve as a base for the nature conservationist, the agriculturalist and the local people to challenge the demands of the Zambia Electricity Company, that presently governs the artificial flooding pattern. The methods attained to collect the data on productivity and vegetation structure are very time consuming.

Wetlands and Natural Resource Management

Author : Jos T.A. Verhoeven
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540331875
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (43 download)

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Book Synopsis Wetlands and Natural Resource Management by : Jos T.A. Verhoeven

Download or read book Wetlands and Natural Resource Management written by Jos T.A. Verhoeven and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-11-22 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a broad and well-integrated overview of recent major scientific results in wetland science and their applications in natural resource management issues. The contributors, internationally known experts, summarize the state of the art on an array of topics, divided into four broad areas: The Role of Wetlands for Integrated Water Resources Management: Putting Theory into Practice; Wetland Science for Environmental Management; Wetland Biogeochemistry; Wetlands and Climate Change Worldwide.

Biological invaders in inland waters: Profiles, distribution, and threats

Author : Francesca Gherardi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402060297
Total Pages : 735 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Biological invaders in inland waters: Profiles, distribution, and threats by : Francesca Gherardi

Download or read book Biological invaders in inland waters: Profiles, distribution, and threats written by Francesca Gherardi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-30 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invasive species have come to dominate 3% of the Earth’s ice-free surface, constituting one of the most serious ecological and economic threats of the new millennium, and freshwater systems are particularly vulnerable. This book examines the identity, distribution, and impact of freshwater non-indigenous species and the dynamics of their invasion. It focuses on old and new invaders and provides a starting point for further research.

Wetlands

Author : William J. Mitsch
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118174488
Total Pages : 675 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book Wetlands written by William J. Mitsch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 675 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the previous editions of Wetlands: "Wetlands, the field of study, would not be what it is without Wetlands, the book." ——Bill Streever, Wetlands, 2001 "The Third Edition of this highly successful book manages to set new standards in presentation and content to confirm its place as the first point of reference for those working or studying wetlands." ——Chris Bradley, University of Birmingham, UK, Regulated Rivers: Research and Management "This book is the wetlands bible...the most wide-ranging [book] on the subject." ——Carl Folke, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Land Use Policy "The single best combination text and reference book on wetland ecology." ——Joseph S. Larson, University of Massachusetts, Journal of Environmental Quality "First on my list of references to recommend to someone new to wetland policy management or science." ——Jay A. Leitch, North Dakota State University, Water Resources Bulletin For more than two decades, William Mitsch and James Gosselink's Wetlands has been the premier reference on wetlands for ecologists, land use planners, and water resource managers worldwide—a comprehensive compendium of the state of knowledge in wetland science, management, and restoration. Now Mitsch and Gosselink bring their classic book up to date with substantial new information and a streamlined text supplemented with a support web site. This new Fourth Edition maintains the authoritative quality of its predecessors while offering such revisions as: Refocused coverage on the three main parts of the book: 1. An introduction to the extent, definitions, and general features of wetlands of the world; 2. Wetland science; and 3. Wetland management. New chapter on climate change and wetlands that introduces the student to the roles that wetlands have in climate change and impact that climate change has on wetlands. Increased international coverage, including wetlands of Mexico and Central America, the Congolian Swamp and Sine Saloum Delta of Africa, the Western Siberian Lowlands, the Mesopotamian Marshland restoration in Iraq, and the wetland parks of Asia such as Xixi National Wetland Park in eastern China and Gandau Nature Park in Taipei, Taiwan. This expanded coverage is illustrated with over 50 wetland photographs from around the world. Several hundred new refer?ences for further reading, up-to-date data, and the latest research findings. Over 35 new info boxes and sidebars provide essential background information to concepts being presented and case studies of wetland restoration and treatment in practice.

Wetlands of the World

Author : Dennis F. Whigham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Wetlands of the World written by Dennis F. Whigham and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lake Victoria Wetlands and the Ecology of the Nile Tilapia

Author : John Stephen Balirwa
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351435981
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Lake Victoria Wetlands and the Ecology of the Nile Tilapia written by John Stephen Balirwa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is taken from an ecological study of wetlands undertaken in northern Lake Victoria (East Africa) between 1993 and 1996 with the major aim of characterizing shallow vegetation-dominated interface habitats, and evaluating their importance for fish, in particular, for the Nile tilapia.

Wetland Ecology and Management: Case Studies

Author : Dennis F. Whigham
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789400921160
Total Pages : 181 pages
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Download or read book Wetland Ecology and Management: Case Studies written by Dennis F. Whigham and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-11-04 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains papers on the topics of brought together wetland SCientists from all wetland ecology and management, most of continents and provided an opportunity to exchange valuable information on a variety of which were presented at the 2nd International Wetlands Conference in Trebon, Czechoslovakia aspects on the ecology and management of wetlands. (13-22 June 1984). The conference, hosted by the Hydrobotany Department of the Institute of Botany, was organized by the Czechoslovak This volume contains papers that represent aspects of wetland management. Like most Academy of Sciences and the International ecological topics, the papers clearly Wetlands Working Group of the International Association of Ecology (INTECOL) with demonstrate that the science of wetland management is not evenly developed around the cooperation from the SCOPE (SCientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) world. In some areas, wetlands have not even Working Group on Ecosystem Dynamics in been adequately described and there is little Freshwater Wetlands and Shallow Water Bodies, information about the impacts that man is UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) having on them. In other areas, information on Program, International Society for Ecological wetland ecology and management has developed Modelling, and the International Society for to the point where regulations and laws provide Limnology (SIL). Partial sponsorship for the some protection against development. It is our conference and these proceedings was provided hope this collection of papers will demonstrate by UNESCO (Contract SCjRPj204. 079.

Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment

Author : E.V. Balian
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402082592
Total Pages : 622 pages
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Download or read book Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment written by E.V. Balian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-27 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive study of species- and genus-level diversity and chorology of the global freshwater fauna to date. It gives a state of the art assessment of the diversity and distribution of Metazoa in the continental waters of the world.

The World's Largest Wetlands

Author : Lauchlan H. Fraser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113944395X
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book The World's Largest Wetlands written by Lauchlan H. Fraser and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the views of leading experts on each of the world's largest wetland systems. This international team of authors share their understanding of the ecological dynamics of large wetlands and their significance, and emphasise their need of conservation.