The Hydrobiology of Keta and Songor Lagoons : implications for coastal wetland management in Ghana / C.M. Finlayson ... [et al.]
- Bib ID:
- 2139708
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Darwin, N.T. : Environment Australia, c2000
- x, 155 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0642243557 (paperback)
- ISSN:
- 1325-1554
- Series:
- Supervising Scientist report ; 152.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Coastal wetlands management project
- 1.1.1 Background
- 1.1.2 Scope
- 1.1.3 Specific objectives and terms of reference
- 1.2 Information required for wetland management
- 1.2.1 Wetland classification
- 1.2.2 Wetland inventory
- 1.2.3 Ecological characterisation
- 1.2.4 Wetland values and benefits
- 1.2.5 Management planning
- 1.2.6 Monitoring
- 2. Coastal lagoons in Ghana
- 2.1 Description of lagoons
- 2.2 Management approaches
- 3. Ecological surveys of Keta and Songor lagoons
- 3.1 Sampling strategy
- 3.2 Sampling methods
- 3.2.1 Hydrological and meteorological
- 3.2.2 Physico-chemical
- 3.2.3 Biological
- 4. Ecological character of Keta and Songor lagoons
- 4.1 Meteorology and hydrology
- 4.1.1 Climatic conditions
- 4.1.2 Hydrological conditions
- 4.2 Bathymetry and sedimentology
- 4.2.1 Basin morphometry
- 4.2.2 Sediments
- 4.3 Limnology
- 4.3.1 Physical water parameters
- 4.3.2 Chemical water parameters
- 4.3.3 Channel chemistry
- 4.3.4 Temporal changes in water chemistry
- 4.4 Aquatic ecology
- 4.4.1 Phytoplankton
- 4.4.2 Zooplankton
- 4.4.3 Benthos
- 4.5 Wetland vegetation
- 4.5.1 Diversity
- 4.5.2 Transects
- 4.5.3 Biomass and phenology
- 4.6 Water use and pollution assessment
- 4.6.1 Domestic water sources
- 4.6.2 Water pollution sources
- 5. Management of Keta and Songor lagoons
- 5.1 Major management issues and threats
- 5.1.1 Major issues
- 5.1.2 Major threats
- 6. Monitoring of Keta and Songor lagoons
- 7. Recommendations. ngth of
- Notes:
- Bibliography: p. 102-109.
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