Estuaries : a lifeline of ecosystem services in the Western Indian Ocean /: a lifeline of ecosystem services in the Western Indian Ocean. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Salif Diop, Peter Scheren, John Machiwa, editors.
• Editors: Diop, Salif; Scheren, Peter; Machiwa, John
• Contents: 1: The Western Indian Ocean: A Wealth of Life-Supporting Ecosystem Goods and Services -- 2: Species composition of fisheries resources of the Tana and Sabaki estuaries in the Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya -- 3: Are peri-urban mangroves vulnerable? An assessment through litter fall studies -- 4: The importance of the Thukela River Estuary, East Coast of South Africa, for the biology of the near-shore environment and associated human aspects: a review -- 5: The mangroves of Ambanja and Ambaro Bays, northwest Madagascar: Historical dynamics, current status and deforestation mitigation strategy -- 6: Tana Delta and Sabaki Estuaries of Kenya: freshwater and sediment input, upstream threats and management challenges -- 7: Integrated Water Resources Management in a Changing Climate: the Implication of Anthropogenic activities on the Tana and Athi/Sabaki Rivers Water System for Sustainable Development -- 8: The socioeconomic causes and impacts of modification of Tana River flow regime -- 9: Hydrodynamic Modelling on Transport, Dispersion and Deposition of Suspended Particulate Matter in Pangani Estuary, Tanzania -- 10: Tanzanian reef building corals may succumb to bleaching events: Evidences from coral-Symbiodinium symbioses -- 11: Estuarine Environmenta l and Socio-economic Impacts Associated with Upland Agricultural Irrigation and Hydropower Developments: The Case of Rufiji and Pangani Estuaries, Tanzania -- 12: The Rufiji Estuary: Climate Change, Anthropogenic Pressures, Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptive Management Strategies -- 13: Small estuarine and non-estuarine mangrove ecosystems of Tanzania: overlooked coastal habitats? -- 14: Limpopo estuary mangrove transformation, rehabilitation and management -- 15: Re-thinking estuarine ecosystem governance in the WIO region -- 16: Mapping Factors That Contribute to Coral Reef Resilience Using in situ and Satellite Data in East Africa -- 17: Coral recruitment and coral reef resilience on Pemba Island, Tanzania -- 18: The hydrodynamics of the Incomati Estuary -- an alternative approach to estimate the minimum environmental flow -- 19: Estuary Management in South Africa -- an overview of the challenges and progress made to date -- 20: Future Outlook: The Importance of a Science and Ecosystem-based Approach for the Sustainable Management of Estuaries and Their Life-Supporting Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 322 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 551.46/18/09165; Environment; Estuaries -- Indian Ocean; Ecosystem services -- Indian Ocean; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Ecosystem services; Estuaries; Environment; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Coastal Sciences; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions; Conservation of the environment; Marine Sciences; Aquatic biology; Conservation biology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Marine Biology; Limnology (freshwater); Indian Ocean; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319253701; 3319253700; 3319253689; 9783319253688
• Related ISBNs: 9783319253688
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 30, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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