Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar
Subtitle: A Conservation Assessment (World Wildlife Fund Ecoregion Assessments)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: April 5, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 483
ISBN-13: 9781559633659
Subjects: Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Water Supply; Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems; Ecological regions; Africa; Madagascar; Nature; Environmental Studies; Freshwater ecology; Nature/Ecology; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; Limnology; Science / Environmental Science; Science / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity; Biodiversity conservation; Biological diversity conservat
First sentence: From the muddy waters of the Congo River spilling into equatorial swamp forests to the vast floodplains of the Inner Niger Delta, from the deep and shallow lakes of the Rift Valley in eastern Africa to the ephemeral streams of the Namib Desert, the fresh waters of Africa and Madagascar are incredibly diverse.