Lakes of the World with Google Earth Understanding our Environment

Lakes of the World with Google Earth Understanding our Environment / by Anja M. Scheffers, Dieter H. Kelletat.

Featuring satellite imagery from Google Earth, this guide provides a unique, highly visual tour of lakes across the globe, from the simple to the complex, the nearby to the remote. Clear text accompanies each image and identifies important aspects of each lake along with such information as its coor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Scheffers, Anja M. (Author), Kelletat, Dieter H. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Coastal Research Library, 16
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Marine sciences.
Freshwater.
Physical geography.
Water.
Science education.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: General approach, and a short look at the diversity of lakes
  • 2. Important pre-requisites for the existence of lakes: Basin and depression forming processes
  • 3. Swamps, bogs and other wetlands
  • 4. Saline lakes and saltpans
  • 5. Lakes adapted to landscapes and climate
  • 6. Epilogue: History and future of lakes in times of climate change and rising World population
  • Index. .

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