Limnology, Climatology and Paleoclimatology of the East African Lakes

by Johnson; A. Ivan

• ISBN13: 9782884492348
• ISBN10: 2884492348
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-10-01
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Provides a comprehensive study of the large African lakes, combined with the most recent results of specific research efforts by African, American, and European investigators. DLC: Lakes - Africa, East

Table of Contents

Introduction
Acknowledgments
Tectonic Controls on the Development of Rift-Basin Lakes and Their Sedimentary Character: Examples from the East African Rift System	p. 3
A Review of Climate Dynamics and Climate Variability in Eastern Africa	p. 25
Sensitivity of Subtropical African and Asian Climate to Prescribed Boundary Condition Changes: Model Implications for the Plio-Pleistocene Evolution of Low-Latitude Climate	p. 57
Isotope Patterns of Precipitation in the East African Region	p. 79
African River Discharges and Lake Levels in the Twentieth Century	p. 95
Comparison of Hydrology and Physical Limnology of the East African Great Lakes: Tanganyika, Malawi, Victoria, Kivu and Turkana (with Reference to Some North American Great Lakes)	p. 103
The Present Physicochemical Ecology of Lake Victoria, Uganda	p. 141
Measurement of Water Currents, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen and Winds of the Kenyan Lake Victoria	p. 155
CTD-Transmissometer Profiles from Lakes Malawi and Turkana	p. 169
Combined Effects of Dissolved Solids and Temperature on the Density Stratification of Lake Malawi	p. 183
Phosphorous Pumps, Nitrogen Sinks and Silicon Drains: Plumbing Nutrients in the African Great Lakes	p. 205
Pore Water Chemistry of an Alkaline Lake: Lake Turkana, Kenya	p. 225
Seasonal Variations in the Nitrogen Isotopic Composition of Sediment Trap Materials Collected in Lake Malawi	p. 241
The Chemical Composition of Precipitation and Its Significance to the Nutrient Budget of Lake Malawi	p. 251
Residence Times of Major Ions in Lake Naivasha, Kenya, and Their Relationship to Lake Hydrology	p. 267
Pelagic Food Webs of the East African Great Lakes	p. 281
Molecular Phylogenetic Interferences About the Evolutionary History of East African Cichlid Fish Radiations	p. 303
Anthropogenic Impact on Fisheries Resources of Lake Naivasha	p. 325
Zooplankton Dynamics in Lake Victoria	p. 337
A Review of Lake Victoria Fisheries with Recommendations for Management and Conservation	p. 357
Sedimentary Processes and Signals of Past Climatic Change in the Large Lakes of the East African Rift Valley	p. 367
Some Aspects of the Physical and Chemical Dynamics of a Large Rift Lake: The Lake Turkana North Basin, Northwest Kenya	p. 413
Comparison of the Isotope Record in Micrite, Lake Turkana, with the Historical Weather Record Over the Last Century	p. 431
Distribution and Origin of Clay Minerals in the Sediments of Lake Malawi	p. 443
Characteristics and Origins of Laminated Ferromanganese Nodules from Lake Malawi, Central Africa	p. 461
Early Holocene Changes in Lake Level and Productivity in Lake Malawi as Interpreted from Oxygen and Carbon Isotopic Measurements of Authigenic Carbonates	p. 475
Late Quaternary Lake-Level Changes of Lake Malawi	p. 495
Structural Framework, Sequence Stratigraphy and Lake Level Variations in the Livingstone Basin (Northern Lake Malawi): First Results of a High-Resolution Reflection Seismic Study	p. 509
Recent Ecosystem Changes in Lake Victoria Reflected in Sedimentary Natural and Anthropogenic Organic Compounds	p. 523
The Formation of Vivianite-Rich Nodules in Lake Victoria	p. 543
Late Pleistocene Lake-Level Fluctuations in the Naivasha Basin, Kenya	p. 549
Comparative Paleolimnology in a System of Four Shallow Tropical Lake Basins	p. 559
Anthropogenic Threats, Impacts and Conservation Strategies in the African Great Lakes: A Review	p. 575
Anthropogenic Perturbations on the Lake Victoria Ecosystem	p. 625
Growing Impact of Water Hyacinth on Nearshore Environments on Lakes Victoria and Kyoga (East Africa)	p. 633
Preliminary Studies on the Effects of Water Hyacinth on the Diversity, Abundance and Ecology of the Littoral Fish Fauna in Lake Victoria, Uganda	p. 643
Early Research on East African Lakes: An Historical Sketch	p. 659
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