Lake Kariba

General Contents.- I Limnological Study of a Tropical Reservoir by A. G. Coche.- of Part I.- and Acknowledgements.- Section I The Zambezi catchment above the Kariba Dam: general physical background.- 1. Physiography.- 2. Geology and soils.- 3. Climate.- 4. Flora, fauna and human population.- Section II The rivers and their characteristics.- 5. The Zambezi River.- 6. Secondary rivers in the lake catchment.- Section III Lake Kariba physico-chemical characteristics.- 7. Hydrology.- 8. Morphometry and morphology.- 9. Sampling methodology.- 10. Optical properties.- 11. Thermal properties.- 12. Dissolved gases.- 13. Mineral content.- Section IV Conclusions.- 14. General trophic status of Lake Kariba with particular reference to fish production.- Literature cited.- Annex I.- Annex II.- II Fish Production of a Tropical Ecosystem by E. K. Balon1.- of Part II.- A Parable.- 1. Introduction and acknowledgements.- 2. Methods.- 3. Age and growth studies.- 4. Total production, available production and yield of major fish taxa from Lake Kariba.- 5. The eels.- 6. Fish production of the drainage area and the influence of ecosystem changes on fish distribution.- 7. The success and failure of the clupeid introduction.- Concluding discussion.- Epilogue.- Literature cited.- Appendix A. List of symbols used.- Appendix B. Efficiency of rotenone-cove samples by G. P. Bazigos.- Appendix C. Tables of mean sizes of individual species, life intervals and growth intensity.- Appendix D. Tables of individual species and single sample production computations.- Appendix E. Morphometry of sampling sites and standing crop tables.- Appendix F. Time of annulus inception: a pond experiment by E. K. Balon & E. M. Chadwick.- Appendix G. Lepidological study: Key scales of Lake Kariba fishes.- III Plates: An Annotated Photographic Summary of the Lake Kariba Ecosystem.- General Index.