Umfang:
Online Ressource (xiv, 432 p., [16] p. of plates)
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ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
Ausgabe:
1st ed
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780123740267
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0123740266
Serie:
Aquatic ecology series
Inhalt:
Introduction -- I.C. Campbell -- The Geology of the Lower Mekong River -- Paul A. Carling -- Geology of Landforms of the Mekong Basin -- Avijit Gupta -- The Hydrology of the Mekong River -- Peter T. Adamson, Ian D. Rutherfurd, Murray C. Peel, Iwona A. Conlan -- Geomorphology and Sedimentology of the Lower Mekong River -- Paul A. Carling -- The Sediment Load of the Mekong River -- Des E. Walling -- Vegetation in the Mekong Basin -- Philip W. Rundel -- Fish Diversity in the Mekong River Basin -- John Valbo-Jorgensen, David Coates, Kent Hortle -- Fisheries of the Mekong River Basin -- Kent G. Hortle -- Tonle Sap Lake, the Heart of the Lower Mekong -- I.C. Campbell, S. Say, J. Beardall -- Mekong Schistosomiasis: Where Did It Come from and Where Is It Going? -- Water Quality of the Lower Mekong River -- Edwin D. Ongley -- The Development and Application of Biomonitoring in the Lower Mekong River System -- I.C. Campbell, Bruce C. Chessman, Vincent H. Resh -- Watercourse Environmental Change in Upper Mekong -- Daming He, Ying Lu, Zhiguo Li, Shaojuan Li -- Conserving Dolphins in the Mekong River: The Complex Challenge of Competing Interests -- Isabel Beasley, Helene Marsh, Thomas A. Jefferson, Peter Arnold -- Development Scenarios and Mekong River Flows -- I.C. Campbell -- The Challenges for Mekong River Management -- I.C. Campbell
Inhalt:
The Mekong is the most controversial river in Southeast Asia, and increasingly the focus of international attention. It flows through 6 counties, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam. The 4 downstream countries have formed the Mekong River Commission to promote sustainable development of the river and many of their people depend on it for their subsistence? it has possible the largest freshwater fishery in the world, and the Mekong waters support rice agriculture in the delta in Viet Nam (which produces about 40% of that country's food) as well as in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. China is now building the first large mainstream dam on the river, and has proposals for several more. These dams are likely to affect the downstream countries. Several of the downstream countries also have plans for large scale hydropower and irrigation development which could also impact the river. This book will provide a solid overview of the biophysical environment of the Mekong together with a discussion of the possible impacts, biophysical, economic and social, of some possible development scenarios. It is intended to provide a technical basis which can inform the growing political and conservation debate about the future of the Mekong River, and those who depend on it. It is aimed at river ecologists, geographers, environmentalists and development specialists both in the basin and (especially) outside for whom access to this material is most difficult. This book will be the first comprehensive treatment of the Mekong system Key Features *The first comprehensive overview of all aspects of the Mekong River system. *Deals with a regionally critical ecosystem and one under threat. *The Mekong supports the world's largest freshwater fishery and provides water underpinning a major regional rice paddy system. * Presents the authoritative findings of the Mekong River Commission's research for a wider audience for the first time outside of limited distribution reports
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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Cover image; Table of Contents; AQUATIC ECOLOGY Series; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1. Significance of the Mekong River; 2. Geography and Biological Resources; 3. History of the Mekong Basin; 4. Managing the Mekong; Chapter 2. The Geology of the Lower Mekong River; 1. Introduction; 2. Perspective; 3. Climate Controlled Change to River Regime; 4. The Tectonic and Geological Database; 5. Regional Tectonic Context; 6. Regional Geological Context of the Lower Mekong Basin; 7. The Present and Former Courses of the Upper Mekong River
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8. The Present and Former Courses of the Lower Mekong RiverChapter 3. Geology and Landforms of the Mekong Basin; 1. Introduction; 2. Geology; 3. Landforms in the Mekong Basin; 4. Basin Geomorphic Processes and the River; Chapter 4. The Hydrology of the Mekong River; 1. Introduction; 2. The General Hydrology of the Mekong Basin; 3. The Global Context of Mekong River Hydrology; 4. Historical Changes in Hydrology; 5. Potential Effects of Climate Change on the Hydrology of the Mekong River; 6. Conclusions; Chapter 5. Geomorphology and Sedimentology of the Lower Mekong River; 1. Introduction
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2. Physiography and Geology3. The Proto-Mekong River; 4. Geomorphological Zonation of The Mekong River; Chapter 6. The Sediment Load of the Mekong River; 1. Introduction and Context; 2. The Mekong River in a Wider Context; 3. The Availability and Reliability of Sediment Data for the Mekong; 4. Key Features of the Sediment Regime of the Mekong River; 5. Recent Changes in the Sediment Load of the Mekong River; 6. Conclusion; Chapter 7. Vegetation in the Mekong Basin; 1. Regional Forest Formations; 2. Forest Vegetation of the Upper Mekong Basin
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3. Lowland Forest Vegetation in the Lower Mekong Basin4. Montane Forest Vegetation in the Lower Mekong Basin; 5. Wetlands and Swamp Forests; 6. Land-Use Dynamics in the Mekong Watershed; Chapter 8. Fish Diversity in the Mekong River Basin; 1. Introduction; 2. Fish Species Diversity and Endemism; 3. Habitat Diversity and Species Assemblages; 4. Life Histories; 5. Size Diversity; 6. Genetic Diversity; 7. Determinants of Diversity; 8. Research; 9. Socioeconomic Value of Fish Biodiversity; 10. Major Drivers of Biodiversity Loss; 11. Basin Planning to Sustain Ecosystem Services
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12. Protecting Endangered SpeciesChapter 9. Fisheries of the Mekong River Basin; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; 2. Historical Perspective; ; 3. General Features of MB Fisheries; ; 4. LMB Fishery Yield and Value; ; 5. Habitats and Their Fisheries; ; 6. Aquaculture; ; 7. Management of Fisheries; ; 8. Conclusions; ; ; 1. Introduction; ; Chapter 10. Tonle Sap Lake, the Heart of the Lower Mekong; 1. Introduction; 2. Physical Description of Tonle Sap Lake; 3. Significance of Tonle Sap Lake; 4. Limnology of Tonle Sap Lake; 5. Fisheries in Tonle Sap Lake; 6. Threats to the Lake; 7. Management of Tonle Sap Lake
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Chapter 11. Mekong Schistosomiasis
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Introduction -- I.C. Campbell -- The Geology of the Lower Mekong River -- Paul A. Carling -- Geology of Landforms of the Mekong Basin -- Avijit Gupta -- The Hydrology of the Mekong River -- Peter T. Adamson, Ian D. Rutherfurd, Murray C. Peel, Iwona A. Conlan -- Geomorphology and Sedimentology of the Lower Mekong River -- Paul A. Carling -- The Sediment Load of the Mekong River -- Des E. Walling -- Vegetation in the Mekong Basin -- Philip W. Rundel -- Fish Diversity in the Mekong River Basin -- John Valbo-Jorgensen, David Coates, Kent Hortle -- Fisheries of the Mekong River Basin -- Kent G. Hortle -- Tonle Sap Lake, the Heart of the Lower Mekong -- I.C. Campbell, S. Say, J. Beardall -- Mekong Schistosomiasis: Where Did It Come from and Where Is It Going? -- Water Quality of the Lower Mekong River -- Edwin D. Ongley -- The Development and Application of Biomonitoring in the Lower Mekong River System -- I.C. Campbell, Bruce C. Chessman, Vincent H. Resh -- Watercourse Environmental Change in Upper Mekong -- Daming He, Ying Lu, Zhiguo Li, Shaojuan Li -- Conserving Dolphins in the Mekong River: The Complex Challenge of Competing Interests -- Isabel Beasley, Helene Marsh, Thomas A. Jefferson, Peter Arnold -- Development Scenarios and Mekong River Flows -- I.C. Campbell -- The Challenges for Mekong River Management -- I.C. Campbell.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0123740266
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Mekong New York, NY : Academic Press, 2009
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geographie
Schlagwort(e):
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