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Polish River Basins and Lakes – Part II

Biological Status and Water Management

  • Reviews the current biological status of Poland’s surface waters
  • Presents and analyses the biodiversity and biocontamination of aquatic ecosystems in Poland
  • Explores conservation and restoration practices used in Polish basins and catchment areas

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 87)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Periphyton Inhabiting Reeds in Polish Water Ecosystems

    • Martyna Bąkowska, Natalia Mrozińska, Monika Szymańska, Nikol Kolárová, Krystian Obolewski
    Pages 1-25
  3. Trends in the Phytoplankton Variability of the Selected Polish Lakes

    • Agnieszka Napiórkowska-Krzebietke, Elżbieta Zębek
    Pages 27-53
  4. Biodiversity of Zooplankton in Polish Small Water Bodies

    • Natalia Kuczyńska-Kippen
    Pages 55-76
  5. Structure of Ciliate, Rotifer, and Crustacean Communities in Lake Systems of Northeastern Poland

    • Jolanta Ejsmont-Karabin, Krystyna Kalinowska, Maciej Karpowicz
    Pages 77-101
  6. Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Biodiversity in Freshwaters in Northeastern Poland

    • Jacek Koszałka, Izabela Jabłońska-Barna
    Pages 103-125
  7. Biocontamination of the Aquatic Ecosystems of Northeastern Poland

    • Izabela Jabłońska-Barna, Jacek Koszałka
    Pages 127-139
  8. Cyanobacteria and Toxic Blooms in the Great Mazurian Lakes System: Biodiversity and Toxicity

    • Aleksandra Bukowska, Tomasz Kaliński, Ryszard J. Chróst
    Pages 141-157
  9. Microorganisms as Sanitary State Bioindicators of Flowing Waters in Poland

    • Iwona Gołaś, Anna Gotkowska-Płachta, Jacek Arkadiusz Potorski
    Pages 159-178
  10. Riverine Fish Fauna in Poland

    • Mirosław Przybylski, Łukasz Głowacki, Joanna Grabowska, Zbigniew Kaczkowski, Andrzej Kruk, Lidia Marszał et al.
    Pages 195-238
  11. Fish and Fisheries in the Lakes of Northeastern Poland

    • Andrzej Kapusta, Elżbieta Bogacka-Kapusta, Arkadiusz Wołos
    Pages 239-249
  12. Assessment Criteria and Ecological Classification of Polish Lakes and Rivers: Limitations and Current State

    • Agnieszka Napiórkowska-Krzebietke, Łucjan Chybowski, Paweł Prus, Mikołaj Adamczyk
    Pages 295-325
  13. Selected Aspects of Lake Restorations in Poland

    • Michał Łopata, Renata Augustyniak, Jolanta Grochowska, Katarzyna Parszuto, Renata Tandyrak
    Pages 327-352
  14. Support of the Self-purification Processes in Lakes Restored in Poland

    • Katarzyna Parszuto, Michał Łopata, Jolanta Grochowska, Renata Tandyrak, Renata Augustyniak
    Pages 353-371
  15. Hypertrophic Lakes and the Results of Their Restoration in Western Poland

    • Renata Dondajewska, Ryszard Gołdyn, Katarzyna Kowalczewska-Madura, Anna Kozak, Wanda Romanowicz-Brzozowska, Joanna Rosińska et al.
    Pages 373-399
  16. Nature of Polish Tatra Lakes

    • Joanna Galas, Grzegorz Tończyk
    Pages 413-430

About this book

This book reviews the latest research and developments concerning the biodiversity and biocontamination assessment of aquatic ecosystems in Poland. The authors present expert analyses of the current biological status of Polish surface waters, and examine a broad range of elements related to aquatic ecosystems, including macrophytes, phytoplankton, zooplankton and macroinvertebrates, microorganisms, fish, and selected invasive aquatic species. A set of conservation and restoration practices, and a review of protected sites within the Polish basins and catchment areas, are also provided.

This book and the companion volume Polish River Basins and Lakes – Part I: Hydrology and Hydrochemistry offer valuable resources for students, environmental chemists, biologists, geologists, hydrologists and surface waters managers interested in the environmental conditions of Poland’s surface waters.


Editors and Affiliations

  • The Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

    Ewa Korzeniewska, Monika Harnisz

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Buying options

eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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