The World Atlas of Rivers, Estuaries, and Deltas
Best, Jim / Darby, Stephen / Esteves, Luciana / Wilson, Carol
A stunningly illustrated atlas of the world's rivers, estuaries, deltas, and their ecosystems From the Congo and the Yangtze to the Seine and the Mississippi, Earth's rivers carve through landscapes before coursing into the world's oceans through estuaries and deltas. Their inexorable flow carries sediment and more, acting as lifeblood for a variety of ecosystems and communities. More than any other surface feature of Earth, rivers, estuaries,...