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The Nile

Origin, Environments, Limnology and Human Use

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Editors:
  1. Henri J. Dumont
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  • Features a multidisciplinary account of the longest river of the world: the Nile
  • Discusses the geological history, hydrology, climate, the biota of the basin, the effects of human interventions and the value of water as a natural resource
  • This book is a new edition to the 1976 The Nile monograph by Rzo’ska

Part of the book series: Monographiae Biologicae (MOBI, volume 89)

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  3. Origin

    1. Cenozoic Evolution of the Nile Basin

      • Michael R. Talbot, Martin A.J. Williams
      Pages 37-60

    2. Late Quaternary Environments in the Nile Basin

      • Martin A.J. Williams, Michael R. Talbot
      Pages 61-72

  4. Major Nilotic Environments

    1. The Nile Delta

      • Waleed Hamza
      Pages 75-94

    2. The Fayum Depression and Its Lakes

      • Gamal M. El-Shabrawy, Henri J. Dumont
      Pages 95-124

    3. Lake Nasser—Nubia

      • Gamal M. El-Shabrawy
      Pages 125-155

    4. The Toshka Lakes

      • Gamal M. El-Shabrawy, Henri J. Dumont
      Pages 157-162

    5. Lake Tana: Source of the Blue Nile

      • Jacobus Vijverberg, Ferdinand A. Sibbing, Eshete Dejen
      Pages 163-192

    6. Swamps of the Upper White Nile

      • Jim Green, Asim I. El-Moghraby
      Pages 193-204

    7. The Kyoga Catchment

      • Jim Green
      Pages 205-214

    8. Lake Victoria

      • John T. Lehman
      Pages 215-241

    9. Rwenzori Mountains (Mountains of the Moon): Headwaters of the White Nile

      • Hilde Eggermont, Kay Van Damme, James M. Russell
      Pages 243-261

    10. Nilotic Lakes of the Western Rift

      • Jim Green
      Pages 263-286

    11. Lake Turkana and Its Link to the Nile

      • Thomas C. Johnson, John O. Malala
      Pages 287-304

  5. Climates and Hydrology

    1. Nile Basin Climates

      • Pierre Camberlin
      Pages 307-333

    2. The Hydrology of the Nile Basin

      • John V. Sutcliffe
      Pages 335-364

  6. Limnology and Biological Diversity

    1. Physical and Chemical Water Characteristics

      • Jack F. Talling
      Pages 367-394

    2. River Nile Pollutants and Their Effect on Life Forms and Water Quality

      • Mostafa El-Sheekh
      Pages 395-405
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What have we learnt about the Nile since the mid-1970s, the moment when Julian Rzóska decided that the time had come to publish a comprehensive volume about the biology, and the geological and cultural history of that great river? And what changes have meanwhile occurred in the basin? The human popu- tion has more than doubled, especially in Egypt, but also in East Africa. Locally, industrial development has taken place, and the Aswan High Dam was clearly not the last major infrastructure work that was carried out. More dams have been built, and some water diversions, like the Toshka lakes, have created new expanses of water in the middle of the Sahara desert. What are the effects of all this on the ec- ogy and economy of the Basin? That is what the present book sets out to explore, 33 years after the publi- tion of “The Nile: Biology of an Ancient River”. Thirty-seven authors have taken up the challenge, and have written the “new” book. They come from 13 different countries, and 15 among them represent the largest Nilotic states (Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya). Julian Rzóska died in 1984, and most of the - authors of his book have now either disappeared or retired from research. Only Jack Talling and Samir Ghabbour were still available to participate again.

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