Overview
- A comprehensive review
- Written by experts
- Richly illustrated
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 31)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of environmental aspects of the Sava River, which is the greatest tributary to the Danube River and the major drainage river system of South Eastern Europe. Hydroelectric power plants, river traffic, intensive agricultural activities, heavy industry and floods have considerable influence on the environment and biota in the basin. Summarizing the results that were gathered in the course of EU, bilateral and national projects, the book highlights the most important stressors and helps readers to better understand the impact of anthropogenic activities on the function of river basins. Topics include: transboundary water cooperation between the riparian countries; climate change projection, including its impact on flood hazards; evaluation of anthropogenic pollution sources; pollution of sediments, metal bioavailability and ecotoxicological and microbiological characterization of the river. The biological part also addresses quality aspects related to wildlife in river aquatic ecosystems (algae, macrophytes, zooplankton, macroinvertebrates and fish) and riparian ecosystems (amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals). The general state of biodiversity and pressures caused by invasive aquatic species are also discussed.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Sava River
Editors: Radmila Milačič, Janez Ščančar, Momir Paunović
Series Title: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-44033-9Published: 14 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52384-1Published: 22 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-44034-6Published: 05 November 2014
Series ISSN: 1867-979X
Series E-ISSN: 1616-864X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 506
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 107 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Chemistry, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Geochemistry, Analytical Chemistry