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The Nile, Biology of an Ancient River

Biology of an Ancient River

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  • © 1976

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Editors:
  1. Julian Rzóska
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Part of the book series: Monographiae Biologicae (MOBI, volume 29)

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Table of contents (41 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  2. Origin and History of the Nile

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Geological Evolution of the River Nile in Egypt

      • Julian Rzóska
      Pages 2-4

    3. Pleistocene History of the Nile in Nubia

      • Julian Rzóska
      Pages 5-9

    4. The Nile in the Sudan, Geomorphological History

      • L. Berry
      Pages 11-19

    5. The Nile — Palaeolimnology of Headwaters

      • D. A. Livingstone
      Pages 21-30

  3. The Nile, A Life Artery

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
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    2. Palaeo-Ecology

      • J. Rzóska
      Pages 33-45

    3. Prehistoric Civilisations in Lower Egypt

      • M. S. Ghallab
      Pages 47-49

    4. Ancient Egypt, Landscape, Flora and Agriculture

      • V. Täckholm
      Pages 51-68

    5. Appendix Domesticated Animals of Ancient Egypt

      • J. Rzóska
      Pages 69-71

    6. River and Nile Valley before Mans’ Interference

      • J. Rzóska
      Pages 73-78

    7. Vegetation of the Nile Basin

      • J. Rzóska, G. E. Wickens
      Pages 79-86

    8. The Riverain Flora in Nubia

      • M. Nabil El Hadidi
      Pages 87-91

    9. Zoogeography of the Nile Environment

      • J. Rzóska
      Pages 93-93

    10. Mammals

      • K. Wassif
      Pages 95-97

    11. Birds

      • J. Rzóska
      Pages 99-101

    12. Amphibia and Reptiles

      • Fawzi Hussein
      Pages 103-109

    13. Invertebrates

      • J. Rzóska
      Pages 111-115

    14. The Faunal Relations of Oligoghaeta in the Nile Basin

      • S. I. Ghabbour
      Pages 117-125
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357 Temperature . . . . . . . . . 358 Transparency and light penetration. 360 Salinity and conductivity 363 Major ions . . . . . 365 Dissolved gases and pH 371 Plant nutrients. 375 References 381 27. Phytoplankton: cOlDposition, developlDent and p- ductivity by]. F. TaIling. 385 Introduction. . . . . 385 Regional Development 385 The headwater lakes 385 a. Lake Victoria . 385 b. Lake Kioga . 387 c. Lake Albert. . 388 d. Lake Tana . . 390 The Sudan plain . 390 The Main Nile in Nubia and Egypt. 395 Limiting factors . . . . . . . . 396 Rates of photosynthetic production 397 References . . . . . 400 VI. Epilogue by ]. Rzoska 403 Authors Index . 407 Subject Index . . . . 413 The Nile in the Desert. The view encompasses more than 2000 kilometers from the river junction in the lower part of the picture to just below the Qena-Luxor bend, at the left upper end. The photograph was taken before the Aswan High Dam basin began to rise. The Red Sea and Saudi Arabia and the Ethiopian Highlands form the background. For the present state of the Dam basin see fig. 72. Courtesy of NASA. INTRODUCTION This book is an attempt to bring together information on the biology of the Nile. A big library could be filled by books on this river devoted to exploration and discovery, human history and hydrology. None has so far been written on the biology of the whole river system.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Nile, Biology of an Ancient River

  • Book Subtitle: Biology of an Ancient River

  • Editors: Julian Rzóska

  • Series Title: Monographiae Biologicae

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1563-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Dr. W. Junk b. v., Publishers, The Hague 1976

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-1565-3Published: 12 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-1563-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0077-0639

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1729

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 417

  • Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology

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