Kenya Rift Lakes: Modern and Ancient

Robin Renaut is emeritus professor at University of Saskatchewan, where he taught sedimentology and limnogeology for more than 30 years. His research focus has been on sedimentation, hydrochemistry, and environmental history of the saline alkaline lakes of the Kenya Rift Valley, and hydrothermal spring deposits in Kenya and New Zealand.Bernie Owen has taught a variety of geology and physical geography subjects in both Malawi and Hong Kong. He is currently emeritus professor at the Hong Kong Baptist University and continues his research into palaeoenvironments, sedimentology, geochemistry and micropalaeontology in lake and spring settings.

• From the Contents: History of research on the geology and biology of the Kenya Rift lakes.- Geology of the Kenya Rift Valley.- Environmental setting of the Kenya Rift Valley.- Limnology and sedimentology of tropical lakes – a short introduction.- The Northern Kenya Rift.- The Central Kenya Rift.- Lake Victoria.- The Southern Kenya - Northern Tanzania Rift.- Small lakes and wetlands of the Kenya Rift.