The ecology of tropical lakes and rivers

Book · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6722668

Payne, A I

This is self-contained text reviewing tropical limnology. It discusses a number of communities in detail, including plankton, benthic regions, and the water margins. It introduces the characteristic types and assemblies of animals and plants from tropical communities. The measurement and relative magnitude of such quantifiable aspects as abundance, biomass, primary production, secondary production, and decomposition are all outlined, drawing together the diverse threads of freshwater ecology over one of the earth's climatic belts. Deals with use and abuse of water in the tropics and looks at problems of diversity and diversification in tropical waters.

• OSTI ID: 6722668
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
LAKES
ECOLOGY
RIVERS
TROPICAL REGIONS
ABUNDANCE
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BENTHOS
BIOLOGY
BIOMASS
DECOMPOSITION
LIMNOLOGY
MEASURING METHODS
PLANKTON
PLANTS
PRODUCTION
REVIEWS
WATER POLLUTION
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOSYSTEMS
ENERGY SOURCES
POLLUTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
520100* - Environment
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