Afrotropical Streams and Rivers

1. African streams and rivers: an introductionSECTION I: MAJOR RIVER SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES2. Major African river systems and their associated tributaries: An overview3. Rivers of Southern Africa4. Rivers of East Africa5. Rivers of the Congo River Basin in Central Africa6. Rivers of West Africa7. Rivers of North AfricaSECTION II: PHYSICAL STRUCTURE AND ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES8. Erosion and Accretion - Landscape Sculpting by Water9. African River Hydrology10. Physico-chemical environment11. River riparian zones in sub-Saharan Africa: Processes, functions, and sustainability12. Organic matter and nutrient dynamics13. Primary production and ecosystem metabolism14. Terrestrial-aquatic connectivitySECTION III: BIOTA15. Microbial and phytoplankton dynamics in freshwater rivers16. Macrophytes17. Macroinvertebrates18. Fishes of Southern Africa19. Birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians20. Food web dynamicsSECTION IV: MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND THREATS21. River management and governance22. Rivers and people23. Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change24. Restoring freshwater ecosystems: lessons from case studies on riparian vegetation, aquatic weeds and freshwater fish25. Anthropogenic threats26. Woody plants encroachment and impacts on streamflow recharge in arid and semi-arid environments27. Advances in Biomonitoring in Africa28. Environmental flows29. Overview and future prospects of African rivers research