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The Maputo Bay Ecosystem

Author : Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789987955930
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book The Maputo Bay Ecosystem written by Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association and published by . This book was released on with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maputo Bay comprises the most studied piece of marine water in Mozambique. It harbours extensive critical habitats, such as mangove forests, seagrass meadows and some of the southernmost reef building corals. The Bay is also an important fishing ground, second only to Sofala Bank, especially when it comes to shallow-water shrimp in Mozambique. Maputo Bay is home to high marine biodiversity including several species of special concern such as dugongs, dolphins, turtles, sharks, whales, seahorses, endangered bivalves and vulnerable seagrass Zostera. The book is aimed at decision-makers and managers and is a compilation of research undertaken by numerous researchers from institutions in Mozambique, South Africa, Portugal, Norway, Sweden and the USA.

Trophic Models of Aquatic Ecosystems

Author : Villy Christensen
Publisher : WorldFish
ISBN 13 : 9711022842
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Trophic Models of Aquatic Ecosystems written by Villy Christensen and published by WorldFish. This book was released on 1993 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catchment2Coast: A Systems Approach to Coupled River-Coastal Ecosystem Science and Management

Author : P.M.S. Monteiro
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1607504472
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis Catchment2Coast: A Systems Approach to Coupled River-Coastal Ecosystem Science and Management by : P.M.S. Monteiro

Download or read book Catchment2Coast: A Systems Approach to Coupled River-Coastal Ecosystem Science and Management written by P.M.S. Monteiro and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catchment2Coast was an interdisciplinary research and modelling project that aimed to improve understanding of the linkages between coastal ecosystems and the adjacent river catchments. The project involved nine partner organisations from three European and three southern African countries, including Mozambique, where the project was conducted. Catchment2Coast has tackled a problem which is at the interface of many different domains: between river and the sea, between bay and ocean, between water and soil, but also between ecology and economy. It used a variety of tools and methods, ranging from continuous hydrodynamic monitoring and biochemistry flux measurements to remote sensing and mathematical modelling techniques. But perhaps even more important was the integration of disciplines that took place during the project, which consisted of experts from different countries both from Europe and Southern Africa. The knowledge gained through this research provides a sound basis for the setting of environmental flow requirements for the Maputo, Incomati and similar river systems in sub-Saharan Africa. And what is more, it may serve as an example and stimulus for continued cooperation between experts from different disciplinary and cultural backgrounds.

World Atlas of Seagrasses

Author : Frederick T. Short
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520240476
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book World Atlas of Seagrasses written by Frederick T. Short and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seagrasses are a vital and widespread but often overlooked coastal marine habitat. This volume provides a global survey of their distribution and conservation status.

The Miombo in Transition

Author : Bruce Morgan Campbell
Publisher : CIFOR
ISBN 13 : 9798764072
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book The Miombo in Transition written by Bruce Morgan Campbell and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miombo woodlands and their use: overview and key issues. The ecology of miombo woodlands. Population biology of miombo tree. Miombo woodlands in the wider context: macro-economic and inter-sectoral influences. Rural households and miombo woodlands: use, value and management. Trade in woodland products from the miombo region. Managing miombo woodland. Institutional arrangements governing the use and the management of miombo woodlands. Miombo woodlands and rural livelihoods: options and opportunities.

Ecology and Conservation of Estuarine Ecosystems

Author : Renzo Perissinotto
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107354994
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)

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Book Synopsis Ecology and Conservation of Estuarine Ecosystems by : Renzo Perissinotto

Download or read book Ecology and Conservation of Estuarine Ecosystems written by Renzo Perissinotto and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 of its biodiversity, geological origins, hydrology, hydrodynamics and the long history of management is unique in the world. However, the impact of global change has culminated in unprecedented challenges for the conservation and management of the St Lucia system, leading to the recent initiation of a project in support of its rehabilitation and long-term sustainability. This timely volume provides a unique source of information on the functioning and management of the estuary for researchers, students and environmental managers. The insights and experiences described build on over 60 years of study and management at the site and will serve as a valuable model for similar estuaries around the world.

Catchment2Coast

Author : P. M. S. Monteiro
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1607500302
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Catchment2Coast written by P. M. S. Monteiro and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catchment2Coast was an interdisciplinary research and modeling project that aimed to improve understanding of the linkages between coastal ecosystems and the adjacent river catchments. The project involved nine partner organizations from three European and three southern African countries, including Mozambique, where the project was conducted. Catchment2Coast has tackled a problem which is at the interface of many different domains: between river and the sea, between bay and ocean, between water and soil, but also between ecology and economy. It used a variety of tools and methods, ranging from continuous hydrodynamic monitoring and biochemistry flux measurements to remote sensing and mathematical modeling techniques, but perhaps even more important was the integration of disciplines that took place during the project, which consisted of experts from different countries both from Europe and Southern Africa. The knowledge gained through this research provides a sound basis for the setting of environmental flow requirements for the Maputo, Incomati and similar river systems in sub-Saharan Africa. And what is more, it may serve as an example and stimulus for continued cooperation between experts from different disciplinary and cultural backgrounds.

Estuaries: A Lifeline of Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean

Author : Salif Diop
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319253700
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Estuaries: A Lifeline of Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean written by Salif Diop and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides recent environmental, ecological and hydrodynamic information for the major estuaries and the coastal marine systems of the Western Indian Ocean Region. It covers various functions and values of the region’s estuarine ecosystems and their respective habitats, including the land/ocean interactions that define and impact ecosystem services. The Western Indian Ocean region covered by this volume consists of the continental coastal states of Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania and the island states of Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Comoros.

Save Mozambique's Elephant Coast

Author : John Perrott
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595438687
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book Save Mozambique's Elephant Coast written by John Perrott and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author meets entrepreneur Jim on a 1988 North Pole adventure, discover they are both Africa enthusiasts. Returning from a waspish over the Andes pipeline experience in 1995, Jim recruits him for Africa to produce a feasibility study to obtain a 40,000 acre Indian Ocean look-alike San Francisco Peninsula development offered personally by Mozamique's President. The project goes through several near death experiences, end up an inimitable world class international tourist destination project. Jim has the largest wildlife refuge development by private enterprise on record, a 914 Sq Mi wildlife ecotourism development which safeguards the UN's botanically diverse region. But Jim fails to develop it, dies in 1999. The author now targets recruiting a billionaire or Disney to fund expanding to 4000 Sq Mi to connect to the nearby 38,500 Sq Mi worlds' largest wildlife refuge, to provide range to save 5000 Kruger elephants slated for mercy killing for overgrazing.

Ecology and Conservation of Estuarine Ecosystems

Author : Renzo Perissinotto
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107019753
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Large Marine Ecosystems of the Indian Ocean

Author : Kenneth Sherman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444313436
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Large Marine Ecosystems of the Indian Ocean written by Kenneth Sherman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume marine experts from countries of East Africa and southern Asia describe the conditions of marine resources of the large marine ecosystems of the Indian Ocean. Countries of the region represent over a quarter of the world's population, most of whom are existing at or below the poverty level. The potentials for economic growth through the development of coastal tourism, mariculture, fisheries, mineral extraction, and oil and gas production are examined by the authors in relation to the need for ensuring the long-term sustainability of marine resources. Case studies of resource assessments presented by several authors illustrate the magnitude of risk from continuing degradation of resources under the prevailing unmanaged conditions extending over much of coastal areas of East Africa and southern Asia. The authors explore the application of multidisciplinary ecosystem-based assessment and management strategies to the future economic development of the large marine ecosystems of the region. With the initiation of science-based management practcies, the ecosystems of the area can provide an important source of economic growth, improved food security, and nutritional benefits to the populations of stakeholders in coastal areas bordering the Indian Ocean

Ecosystem Ecology Research Trends

Author : Junying Chen
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781604561838
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Ecosystem Ecology Research Trends written by Junying Chen and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecosystem ecology is the integrated study of biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems and their interactions within an ecosystem framework. This science examines how ecosystems work and relates this to their components such as chemicals, bedrock, soil, plants, and animals. A major focus of ecosystem ecology is on functional processes, ecological mechanisms that maintain the structure and services produced by ecosystems. These include primary productivity (production of biomass), decomposition, and trophic interactions. Studies of ecosystem function have greatly improved human understanding of sustainable production of forage, fibre, fuel, and provision of water. Functional processes are mediated by regional-to-local level climate, disturbance, and management thus ecosystem ecology provides a powerful framework for identifying ecological mechanisms that interact with global environmental problems, especially global warming and degradation of surface water. This book presents the latest developments in the field from around the world.

Environmental Security in Africa

Author : Elisha Jasper Dung
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1666936367
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Security in Africa written by Elisha Jasper Dung and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-08-19 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Security in Africa: Conflicts, Politics, and Development investigates the nature, scope, and dimension of environmental security in Africa from a multidisciplinary perspective to examines the history, theories, spatial patterns, sociocultural, socioeconomic consequences, and legal ramifications of Africa’s environmental concerns. This book is grounded in theories that cut across the social, behavioral, and environmental sciences, arguing that environmental security is a multifaceted subject intricately linked to global climate change and magnified by globalization. Drawing from case studies across different parts of Africa, Elisha Jasper Dung, Leonard Sitji Bombom, Augustine Avwunudiogba, and the contributors argue that the integral part of the solution to Africa’s environmental security issues are entrenched in victims' local, regional, social, cultural, political, and economic circumstances in specific geographical locations, such as Nigeria, Northeast Africa, Kenya, and South Sudan. Comprised of 17 chapters, this book provides a unique perspective that facilitates understanding the complex problem of environmental security and its sundry ramifications for scholars and policymakers.

South African Journal of Science

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book South African Journal of Science written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Assessing Marine World Heritage from an Ecosystem Perspective – N° 32 – The Western Indian Ocean

Author :
Publisher : UNESCO
ISBN 13 : 9230010723
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Assessing Marine World Heritage from an Ecosystem Perspective – N° 32 – The Western Indian Ocean written by and published by UNESCO. This book was released on with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia

Author : Helene Marsh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052188828X
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Ecology and Conservation of the Sirenia written by Helene Marsh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A synthesis of the ecological and related knowledge pertinent to understanding the biology and conservation of dugongs and manatees.

African Antelope Database 1998

Author : Rod East
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 9782831704777
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book African Antelope Database 1998 written by Rod East and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1999 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although most antelope species still exist in large numbers in sub-Saharan Africa (some in hundreds of thousands), up to three-quarters of the species are in decline. Threats to their survival arise from the rapid growth of human and livestock populations, with consequent degradation and destruction of natural habitats, and excessive offtake by meat hunters. In addition, some parts of Africa are mow almost completely devoid of large wild animals because of uncontrolled slaughter during recent civil wars. This report presents the information currently held by the IUCN/SSC Antelope Specialist Group on the conservation status of each antelope species (and selected subspecies) in sub-Saharan Africa. Key areas have been identified for the conservation of representative antelope communities. While external donors make the greatest contributions to the conservation of antelopes, greater recognition of wildlife conservation in national and regional development plans is often a critically important requirement.