Lakes of the Warm Belt

This book was the first to give a detailed description of the lakes of the Warm Belt of the earth.

Colette Serruya (Author), Utsa Pollingher (Author)

9780521105842, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 June 2009

584 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm, 0.85 kg

This book was the first to give a detailed description of the lakes of the Warm Belt of the earth. The book is composed of three parts. The first part gives the general geological, meteorological and hydrological features of the tropical and subtropical areas and permits the location of the warm lakes in the world hydrology. The second part presents the main lakes and rivers of South America, Central America, Africa, the Middle East, South-East Asia and Australia with an up-to-date description of their history, hydrology, hydrodynamics, chemistry and biology. The third part is an attempt to analyse the mechanisms of water circulation in warm lakes and to determine the dominant and common features which explain the chemistry of warm lakes and the composition of their biota, such as phytoplankton, bacteria, zooplankton and fish. The last chapter of the book synthesises all these elements by presenting the typical food webs of tropical lakes. This volume will be invaluable to students of ecology, liminology and hydrobiology, particularly those doing post-graduate and research work.

Preface
Introduction
Part I. The General Features of the Warm Belt: 1. Geodynamic history of the Warm Belt
2. Climatological features of the Warm Belt
3. Hydrology
Part II. The Aquatic Ecosystem of the Warm Belt: 4. South America
5. Central America
6. Africa
7. Middle East
8. South-East Asia
9. Australia
Part III. The Dynamic Processes in Lakes of the Warm Belt: 10. Mechanisms and patterns of circulation
11. Water chemistry
12. Biological diversity
13. Food webs: case studies
Appendix
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ]