Estuaries: A lifeline of ecosystem services in the Western Indian Ocean
Diop, S.; Scheren, P.; Machiwa, J. (Ed.) (2016). Estuaries: A lifeline of ecosystem services in the Western Indian Ocean. Estuaries of the World. Springer International Publishing: Cham. ISBN 978-3-319-25368-8. XX, 322 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25370-1
Part of: Estuaries of the World. Springer: Berlin. ISSN 2214-1553, more
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Aquatic ecology
Conservation
Ecosystems
Habitats
Species composition
Water bodies > Coastal waters > Coastal landforms > Coastal inlets > Estuaries
Marine/Coastal; Brackish water |
| Authors | | Top |
- Diop, S., editor
- Scheren, P., editor
- Machiwa, J., editor
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| Abstract |
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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