Estuaries of the World
© 2016
Estuaries: A Lifeline of Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean
Editors: Diop, Salif, Scheren, Peter, Ferdinand Machiwa, John (Eds.)
- 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
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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.
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Estuaries: A Lifeline of Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean
- Editors
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- Salif Diop
- Peter Scheren
- John Ferdinand Machiwa
- Series Title
- Estuaries of the World
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-25370-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-25370-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-25368-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-79780-9
- Series ISSN
- 2214-1553
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XX, 322
- Number of Illustrations and Tables
- 64 b/w illustrations, 96 illustrations in colour
- Topics
