عنوان

Lake Chad :

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9400972687

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9789400972681

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Lake Chad :

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Ecology and Productivity of a Shallow Tropical Ecosystem

edited by J.-P. Carmouze, J.-R. Durand, C. Lévêque.

Dordrecht

Springer Netherlands

1983

(576 pages)

Monographiae biologicae, 53.

Historical background --; I. The lacustrine environment and its evolution --; 1. Paleolimnology of an upper quaternary endorheic lake in Chad Basin --; 2. The lacustrine environment --; 3. Physical and chemical characteristics of the waters --; 4. Hydrochemical regulation of the lake --; II. The main types of communities and their evolution during a drought period --; 5. The aquatic vegetation of Lake Chad --; 6. The phytoplankton --; 7. The zooplankton --; 8. The benthic fauna: ecology, biomass and communities --; 9. The fauna associated with the aquatic vegetation --; 10. Fish communities of Lake Chad and associated rivers and flood-plains --; III. The balance of a lacustrine ecosystem during 'Normal Chad' and a period of drought --; 11. Phytoplankton production --; 12. Secondary production (zooplankton and benthos) --; 13. The exploitation of fish stocks in the Lake Chad region --; IV. Trophic relations --; 14. Trophic relations between the phytoplankton and the zooplankton --; 15. Trophic relations of fishes in Lake Chad --; 16. The impact of birds on the lacustrine ecosystem --; V --; 17. The lacustrine ecosystem during the 'Normal Chad' period and the drying phase --; Systematic index --; General index.

Aquatic biology.

Life sciences.

edited by J.-P. Carmouze, J.-R. Durand, C. Lévêque.

C Lévêque

J -P Carmouze

J -R Durand

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