Lakes of Africa: Microbial Diversity and Sustainability examines microbial ecosystems in African lakes, including the history and formation of African lakes. The book describes how environmental stressors—including seasonal variations, climate change, and anthropogenic activities—affect microbial ecosystem dynamics in African lakes and the microbial responses to these stressors. The book explores and evaluates extremophiles in African lakes, including industrial biotechnology applications. The book highlights challenges facing microbial ecology in African lakes, as well as the design of models for solving these problems and predicting the future of lake microbial ecosystem sustainability.
1. Lakes of Africa - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 10. List of Tables - p. Page x 11. Chapter 1 : History and formation of African Lakes - p. Page x 12. Chapter 2 : Exploring and phylogenetic characterization of microbial communities in African lakes - p. Page 28 13. Chapter 3 : Genomics of microbial communities in African lakes - p. Page 63 14. Chapter 4 : From benthic to floating: phytoplankton dynamics in African freshwater lakes and reservoirs - p. Page 92 15. Chapter 5 : Plankton and fish nutrition in African lakes - p. Page 124 16. Chapter 6 : Diversity and importance of zooplankton in the African lakes - p. Page 161 17. Chapter 7 : Geomicrobiology of African lakes - p. Page 190 18. Chapter 8 : Microbial ecology of desert Lakes Baringo and Turkana, Kenya, East Africa - p. Page 238 19. Chapter 9 : Diversity of extremophiles in African brine lakes - p. Page 266 20. Chapter 10 : The Wadi An Natrun lakes, Egypt: diversity, physiology, and biotechnological potential - p. Page 283 21. Chapter 11 : Phytoplankton ecosystem dynamics and seasonal changes in African Lakes: the case of Lake Victoria - p. Page 316 22. Chapter 12 : Prokaryotic communities in African lakes and water quality of cyanobacteria in some African lakes: their occurrence, ecology, associated toxicity, consequences, and safety plans☆ - p. Page 346 23. Chapter 13 : Microbial ecosystem and climate changes in the African lakes, the Case of Lake Nasser - p. Page 375 24. Chapter 14 : Microbial pollution in African lakes - p. Page 399 25. Chapter 15 : Microbial community and fish diseases in African lakes, the case northern Delta lakes, Egypt - p. Page 425 26. Chapter 16 : Microbial dynamics within Lake Victoria Basin in relation to human activities - p. Page 450 27. Chapter 17 : Egyptian lakes as sources of bioactive materials - p. Page 469 28. Chapter 18 : African salt lakes: distribution, microbial biodiversity, and biotechnological potential - p. Page 496 29. Chapter 19 : Microbial modeling in African lakes - p. Page 519 30. Index - p. Page 552
Lakes of Africa: Microbial Diversity and Sustainability examines microbial ecosystems in African lakes, including the history and formation of African lakes. The book describes how environmental stressors—including seasonal variations, climate change, and anthropogenic activities—affect microbial ecosystem dynamics in African lakes and the microbial responses to these stressors. The book explores and evaluates extremophiles in African lakes, including industrial biotechnology applications. The book highlights challenges facing microbial ecology in African lakes, as well as the design of models for solving these problems and predicting the future of lake microbial ecosystem sustainability.
1. Lakes of Africa - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 10. List of Tables - p. Page x 11. Chapter 1 : History and formation of African Lakes - p. Page x 12. Chapter 2 : Exploring and phylogenetic characterization of microbial communities in African lakes - p. Page 28 13. Chapter 3 : Genomics of microbial communities in African lakes - p. Page 63 14. Chapter 4 : From benthic to floating: phytoplankton dynamics in African freshwater lakes and reservoirs - p. Page 92 15. Chapter 5 : Plankton and fish nutrition in African lakes - p. Page 124 16. Chapter 6 : Diversity and importance of zooplankton in the African lakes - p. Page 161 17. Chapter 7 : Geomicrobiology of African lakes - p. Page 190 18. Chapter 8 : Microbial ecology of desert Lakes Baringo and Turkana, Kenya, East Africa - p. Page 238 19. Chapter 9 : Diversity of extremophiles in African brine lakes - p. Page 266 20. Chapter 10 : The Wadi An Natrun lakes, Egypt: diversity, physiology, and biotechnological potential - p. Page 283 21. Chapter 11 : Phytoplankton ecosystem dynamics and seasonal changes in African Lakes: the case of Lake Victoria - p. Page 316 22. Chapter 12 : Prokaryotic communities in African lakes and water quality of cyanobacteria in some African lakes: their occurrence, ecology, associated toxicity, consequences, and safety plans☆ - p. Page 346 23. Chapter 13 : Microbial ecosystem and climate changes in the African lakes, the Case of Lake Nasser - p. Page 375 24. Chapter 14 : Microbial pollution in African lakes - p. Page 399 25. Chapter 15 : Microbial community and fish diseases in African lakes, the case northern Delta lakes, Egypt - p. Page 425 26. Chapter 16 : Microbial dynamics within Lake Victoria Basin in relation to human activities - p. Page 450 27. Chapter 17 : Egyptian lakes as sources of bioactive materials - p. Page 469 28. Chapter 18 : African salt lakes: distribution, microbial biodiversity, and biotechnological potential - p. Page 496 29. Chapter 19 : Microbial modeling in African lakes - p. Page 519 30. Index - p. Page 552
