Reviewers sought for limnology series

(posted to the Ramsar Forum, 30 July 1999)

Dear Forum members,

The International Association for Limnology (SIL) is publishing a series LIMNOLOGY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. The volumes include reviews of the state of research and training in aquatic resources in various developing countries. Each review includes an account of the physical environment, water resources and aquatic ecological researches, status of conservation and management of aquatic resources (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, wetlands), training and research facilities, and scientific organisations in each of the countries.

Volume I published in 1995 included reviews for Ghana, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Papua-New Guinea.

Volume 2, just published (1999) includes reviews for Indonesia, Morocco, Ethiopia, Uruguay and Costa Rica.

Reviews for India, Mexico, China and Brazil are expected to be published by end of 1999 and early next year.

My purpose of this communication is to seek help in finding authors for similar reviews for many of the African and Asian countries. I shall welcome suggestions of names of scientists who may be willing to contribute comprehensive reviews for any of the following countries:

Afghanistan, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Cambodia, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, iraq, Iran, kuwait, Laos, Liberia, Libya, Jordan, Mauritius, Mauritania, Paraguay, Rwanda,Zaire, Yemen, Togo, trinidad-Tobago, Sudan, Swaziland, Somalia, Saudi Arabia

Individuals interested in contributing a review may also contact me for further details and specific requirements of the series.

Vol 1 and 2 are priced at US$ 5 and $ 8 per copy respectively for individuals, and US$ 12 and $ 20 respectively for the libraries/Institutions. These are available from the office of the SIL General Secretary (Prof. R.G. Wetzel, Dept of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0206, USA; email: rwetzel@biology.as.ua.edu ).

Best regards,

Brij Gopal
Chairman, SIL Committee on Limnology in Developing Countries

Dr Brij Gopal
School of Environmental Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
NEW DELHI 110067
Fax: +91-11- 6172438 6165886
Email: brij@jnuniv.ernet.in

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