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Estuaries: A Lifeline of Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean

By Salif Diop , Peter Scheren , John Ferdinand Machiwa (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
978-3-319-25368-8, 978-3-319-25370-1
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-25370-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23141925 bytes)
Series
Estuaries of the World
Edition
1
Pages
XX, 322\329
Time added
2016-07-20 04:00:00
Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Freshwater & Marine

Description

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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