The Kenya Rift Lakes: Modern and Ancient: Limnology and Limnogeology of Tropical Lakes in a Continental Rift

Author:   Robin W. Renaut ,  Richard Bernhart Owen
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
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9783642250545


Pages:   977
Publication Date:   12 September 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Robin W. Renaut ,  Richard Bernhart Owen
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Weight:   1.856kg
ISBN:  

9783642250545


ISBN 10:   3642250548
Pages:   977
Publication Date:   12 September 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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From the Contents: History of research on the geology and biology of the Kenya Rift lakes.- Geology of the Kenya Rift Valley.- Environmental setting of the Kenya Rift Valley.- Limnology and sedimentology of tropical lakes – a short introduction.- The Northern Kenya Rift.- The Central Kenya Rift.- Lake Victoria.- The Southern Kenya - Northern Tanzania Rift.- Small lakes and wetlands of the Kenya Rift.

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Robin Renaut is emeritus professor at University of Saskatchewan, where he taught sedimentology and limnogeology for more than 30 years. His research focus has been on sedimentation, hydrochemistry, and environmental history of the saline alkaline lakes of the Kenya Rift Valley, and hydrothermal spring deposits in Kenya and New Zealand. Bernie Owen has taught a variety of geology and physical geography subjects in both Malawi and Hong Kong. He is currently emeritus professor at the Hong Kong Baptist University and continues his research into palaeoenvironments, sedimentology, geochemistry and micropalaeontology in lake and spring settings.

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