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23.7.3 The Orinoco River Delta ...................................... 520
23.7.4
The Llanos ........................................................... 520
23.7.5 Wetlands of Brazil ............................................... 520
23.7.6 Wetlands of Argentina ......................................... 523
23.7.7 Wetlands of Peru .................................................. 524
23.7.8 Wetlands of Chile ................................................. 527
23.7.9 Wetlands of Costa Rica ........................................ 527
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 529
24 Wetlands of Africa ......................................................................... 533
24.1 Wetlands of Tanzania ........................................................... 533
24.1.1
Flora ..................................................................... 533
24.1.2
Fauna .................................................................... 533
24.1.3 Threats and Preservation ...................................... 534
24.2 Wetlands of Kenya ............................................................... 534
24.2.1
Lake Bogoria ....................................................... 535
24.3 Wetlands of Nigeria ............................................................. 536
24.3.1 Geography ............................................................ 536
24.3.2
Ecology ................................................................ 536
24.3.3
Threats ................................................................. 537
24.3.4
Economy .............................................................. 537
24.3.5
Issues .................................................................... 537
24.3.6 Location and Description ..................................... 537
24.3.7
History ................................................................. 538
24.3.8
Flora ..................................................................... 538
24.3.9
Fauna .................................................................... 539
24.3.10 Threats and Preservation ...................................... 539
24.3.11 Diversion Proposal ............................................... 539
24.4 Wetlands of Botswana .......................................................... 539
24.4.1 Geography ............................................................ 540
24.4.2
Climate ................................................................. 541
24.4.3
Wildlife ................................................................ 541
24.4.4
Lechwe ................................................................. 541
24.4.5
Fish ...................................................................... 542
24.4.6
Plants .................................................................... 542
24.4.7
People .................................................................. 542
24.4.8
Threats ................................................................. 542
24.5 Wetlands of East Africa ....................................................... 542
24.5.1 Lake Naivasha (Kenya) ........................................ 542
24.5.2 Wetlands/Lakes of Sudan ..................................... 543
24.5.3
Lake Nubia ........................................................... 543
24.5.4 Wetlands/Lakes of Ethiopia ................................. 543
24.5.5
Lake Hayq ............................................................ 543
24.6 Wetlands of Zimbabwe ........................................................ 543
24.6.1 Limnological Survey of Lake McIlwaine,
Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) ................................. 543
24.6.2 A Limnological Study of the Afram
Arm of Volta Lake ............................................... 544
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 545
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