The Nile, Biology of an Ancient River
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-010-1565-3 (ISBN)
357 Temperature . . . . . . . . . 358 Transparency and light penetration. 360 Salinity and conductivity 363 Major ions . . . . . 365 Dissolved gases and pH 371 Plant nutrients. 375 References 381 27. Phytoplankton: cOlDposition, developlDent and p- ductivity by]. F. TaIling. 385 Introduction. . . . . 385 Regional Development 385 The headwater lakes 385 a. Lake Victoria . 385 b. Lake Kioga . 387 c. Lake Albert. . 388 d. Lake Tana . . 390 The Sudan plain . 390 The Main Nile in Nubia and Egypt. 395 Limiting factors . . . . . . . . 396 Rates of photosynthetic production 397 References . . . . . 400 VI. Epilogue by ]. Rzoska 403 Authors Index . 407 Subject Index . . . . 413 The Nile in the Desert. The view encompasses more than 2000 kilometers from the river junction in the lower part of the picture to just below the Qena-Luxor bend, at the left upper end. The photograph was taken before the Aswan High Dam basin began to rise. The Red Sea and Saudi Arabia and the Ethiopian Highlands form the background. For the present state of the Dam basin see fig. 72. Courtesy of NASA. INTRODUCTION This book is an attempt to bring together information on the biology of the Nile. A big library could be filled by books on this river devoted to exploration and discovery, human history and hydrology. None has so far been written on the biology of the whole river system.
1. Origin and history of the Nile.- 1a. The geological evolution of the Nile in Egypt.- 1b. Pleistocene history of the Nile in Nubia.- 2. The Nile in the Sudan, geomorphological history.- 3. The Nile — Palaeolimnology of headwaters.- II. The Nile, a life artery.- 4a. Palaeo-ecology.- 4b. Prehistoric civilisations in lower Egypt.- 4c. Ancient Egypt, landscape, flora and agriculture.- 4c. Appendix: Domesticated animals of Ancient Egypt by J. Rzóska.- 4d. River and Nile valley before Mans’ interference.- 5. Vegetation of the Nile basin.- 5a. The riverain flora in Nubia.- 6. Zoogeography of the Nile environment.- 6a. Mammals.- 6b. Birds.- 6c. Amphibia and Reptiles.- 6d. Invertebrates.- 6e. The faunal relations of Oligochaeta in the Nile Basin.- 7. Fish fauna of the Nile.- III. Hydrology and Sediments.- 8. Nile waters — Hydrology, past and present.- 9. Nile sediments.- IV. Hydrobiology and Limnology of the main parts of the Nile system.- The White Nile.- 10. Lake Victoria, physical features; general remarks on chemistry and biology.- 11. Swamp development in the head waters of the White Nile.- 12. Descent to the Sudan plains.- 13. The White Nile from Malakal to Khartoum.- The Blue Nile.- 14. Lake Tana, Headwaters of the Blue Nile.- 15. Notes on the Biogeography of the Blue Nile (Great Abbai) Gorge in Ethiopia.- 16. The Blue Nile in the plains.- The Joint Nile.- 17. The Atbara — An example of temporary rivers.- 18. The joint Nile in the Sudan.- 19a. Lake Nasser and Lake Nubia.- 19b. Fishes and fisheries of Lake Nasser.- 20. Delta Lakes of Egypt.- V. Hydrobiology and Limnology of the whole river system.- 21. The invasion of Eichhornia crassipes in the Sudanese White Nile; compiled by the Editor from material.- 22. Schistosomiasis in the Nile basin.- 23. Insects asfactor in general and human ecology in the Sudan.- 24. Zooplankton of the Nile system.- 25. Notes on the Benthos of the Nile system.- 25a. Freshwater crabs of the Nile system.- 26. Water Characteristics.- 27. Phytoplankton: composition, development and productivity.- VI. Epilogue by J. Rzóska.- Authors Index.
| Reihe/Serie | Monographiae Biologicae ; 29 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XIX, 417 p. |
| Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 244 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| ISBN-10 | 94-010-1565-1 / 9401015651 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-94-010-1565-3 / 9789401015653 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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