Book ID: 67162
Leveque, Christian
Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation. The Fresh- water Fish of Tropical Africa.1997. 53 tabs. 106 line-drawings. XIII, 438 p. 4to. Hardcover.
The freshwaters of tropical systems are still poorly understood. Thisbook uses the fish of tropical African systems to show how thesesystems evolved, what holds them together, and what is tearing themapart.- Contents: The diversity of African freshwater fish/ The pastas a key to understand the present/ The diverse lifestyles of Africanfreshwater fish/ Dynamics of fish assemblages/ Conservation of biodiversity/ Bibliography/ Species index/ Subject index.