Editors:
- Provides readers with ecological and hydrodynamic information on the estuarine and marine ecosystems of Western Indian Ocean, including mangrove, coral reef and fisheries resources
- Maximizes readers with in-depth analyses of natural and anthropogenic pressures on the estuarine and coastal ecosystems of the Western Indian Ocean
- Offers readers insight in research, policy and management initiatives directed at improving the health of the estuarine and coastal ecosystems of the Western Indian Ocean
Part of the book series: Estuaries of the World (EOTW)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Western Indian Ocean Estuaries, a Source of Life… … …
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Meanwhile, the Western Indian Ocean Estuaries Are Under Threat… … …
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However, Efforts Underway to Protect Estuaries Are a Source of Hope… … …
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
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Academy of Sciences and Techniques – Section of Agricultural Sciences, Universite Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar,National Sciences and Techniques,Academy of,Senegal,, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
Salif Diop
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WWF Coastal East Africa Initiative, Dares Salaam, Tanzania
Peter Scheren
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College of Agricultural Sciences and Fisheries Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
John Ferdinand Machiwa
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Estuaries: A Lifeline of Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean
Editors: Salif Diop, Peter Scheren, John Ferdinand Machiwa
Series Title: Estuaries of the World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25370-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-25368-8Published: 07 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79780-9Published: 19 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-25370-1Published: 22 March 2016
Series ISSN: 2214-1553
Series E-ISSN: 2214-1561
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 322
Number of Illustrations: 64 b/w illustrations, 96 illustrations in colour
Topics: Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Coastal Sciences, Conservation Biology/Ecology