Estuaries: A Lifeline of Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean
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/oc...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2016, 2016
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
Series: | Estuaries of the World
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | 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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Physical Description: | XX, 322 p. 160 illus., 96 illus. in color online resource |
ISBN: | 9783319253701 |