Deals comprehensively with the limnology and general biology of the river delta.
Contains the folowing chapters:
*Danube Delta geology, geomorphology and geochemistry, by N. Mihailescu
*Physiography and climate, by V. Torica
*The hydrological regime of the Danube River in the deltaic sector, by I. A. Irimus
*The chemistry of the Danube Delta, by C. Postolache
*The Danube Delta ecosystems, by N. Galdean & D. M. Rusti
*Phytoplankton and its primary production in the Danube Delta, by I. Caraus & N. Nicolescu
*Aquatic macrophytes, by A. Srbu
*The zooplankton structure and productivity in Danube Delta lacustrine ecosystems, by V. Zinevici & L. Parpala
*Benthic fauna of the Danube Delta, by C. Tudorancea
*Structure and function of the Oligochaeta communities in lentic ecosystems of the Danube Delta, by G. Rsnoveanu
*Weed-bed fauna of the Danube Delta, by C. Ciubuc & O. Ciolpan
*Benthic microbial communities, by D. Ionica
*The ichthyofauna of the Danube Delta, by K. W. Battes & F. Pricope
*The Danube Delta avifauna, by D. Munteanu
*Human presence in the Danube Delta, by M.-M. Tudorancea