Ancient Lakes: Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution

Ancient lakes are currently a topic of great international interest. They are renowned as hotspots of biodiversity, their habitats being unparalleled 'natural laboratories' in which to study the mechanisms of evolution and speciation in situ This volume provides a taxonomically and geographically diverse overview of the latest research on the biodiversity, ecology and evolution of organisms in ancient lakes. In over thirty chapters written by an international group of expertise with hands-on expertise of their topics, it places emphasis on the unique biological importance of these biotas, with their high species diversity and endemism. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.