Balon, E.K.; Coche, A.G. (Eds). - Lake Kariba: A Man-Made Tropical Ecosystem in Central Africa

W. Junk 1974 xii, 767, 12 col photos, 293 text figs (some folding), maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gilt title to spine. From the library of Prof. J. Green (1928-2016) with his name to endpaper. Vg in d/w (minor wear).. First edition. The Kariba Dam in central Africa was completed in 1958, creating one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. This book provides the results of intensive limnological investigations carried out in the following 15 years, centred on the physical and chemical conditions prevalent in Lake Kariba.Part I Lake Kariba: Limnological Study of a Tropical Reservoir: The Zambesi catchment above the Kariba dam: General physical background (Physiography, Geology, Climate, Flora, Fauna and human population) / The rivers and their characteristics (Zambesi River, The secondary rivers in the lake catchment) / Lake Kariba, physico-chemical characteristics (Hydrology, Morphometry, Morphology, Sampling Methodology, Optical properties of the lake water, Thermal properties of Lake Kariba, etc.); Part II Fish Production of a Tropical Ecosystem; Part III Plates: An Annotated Photographic Summary of the Lake Kariba Ecosystem.. [9789061930761]

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