Man-made lakes : proceedings / edited by R.H. Lowe-McConnell
1966, 1st edition. London, New York : Published for the Institute of Biology by Academic Press. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #437074
Physical description: xiii, 218 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded) 24 cm. Contents: Introductory Survey / E.B. Worthington -- Lake Kariba The Hydrology and Development of Fisheries / D. Harding -- Biological Investigations on the Volta Lake May 1964 to May 1965 / D.E. Ewer -- The Brokopondo Research project Surinam / P. Leentvaar -- Nile Control and its Effects on Insects of Medical Importance / D.J. Lewis -- The Establishment of Fisheries in Man-made Lakes in the Tropics / P.B.N. Jackson -- The Invasion of Man-made Lakes by Plants / E.E.S Little -- Medical Problems Arising from the Making of Lakes in the Tropics / B.B. Waddy -- The Simulium Problem and Fishery Development in the Proposed Niger Lake / W.E. Kershaw -- Man-made Lakes and Population Resettlement in Africa / T. Scudder -- Archaeological Salvage in Man-made Lakes (Lake Volta Ghana) / O. Davies -- Lakes in Dutch Reclamation Schemes / K.F. Vaas -- The Biological Implications of the Proposed Barrages across Morecambe Bay and the Solway Firth / H.C. Gilson -- Hydro-electric Schemes in Scotland Biological Problems and Effects on Salmonid Fisheries / K.A. Pyefinch -- The Biology of Reservoirs in the U.S.S.R. / Julian Rzoska -- Engineering and Economic Problems of Large-scale Water Supply / Frank Law -- Maintaining the Safety and Quality of Water Supplies / G.U. Houghton -- The Multi-purpose Use of Reservoirs / Leonard H. Brown -- American Experience in Recreational Use of Artificial Waters / Richard H. Stroud -- Comments on the Symposium in the Light of the Biology of the U.S. Reservoirs / Richard H. Stroud. Subjects: Reservoirs ; Congresses. Lakes ; Congresses. Freshwater biology ; Congresses.
Price: €18.95