The Skadar/Shkodra Lake Environment
Editors: Pešić, Vladimir, Karaman, Gordan, Kostianoy, Andrey (Eds.)
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- Written by experts from diverse disciplines
- Will appeal to environmental managers, scientists and policymakers alike
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- About this book
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This book reviews the unique ecosystem of the Lake Skadar/Shkodra and its basin, and discusses the latest advances made in this region to face the impact of climate change. Divided into 23 chapters, the book gathers leading expertise from various scientific and engineering communities and provides readers with extensive discussions of core issues, including the water and sediment chemistry of Lake Skadar/Shkodra and the metal pollution that is evident in plants, aquatic invertebrates and fish. Readers will discover how a sustainable science-based management approach can be applied to the Lake Skadar/Shkodra region, and will learn about the environment prospects for the region. This book is intended as an essential tool for all scientists interested in the Lake Skadar/Shkodra environment – in particular those investigating the interactions between land and water, between limnology and biota, and between natural and cultural resources.
- Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-10
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The Physical and Geographical Characteristics of the Lake Skadar Basin
Pages 11-23
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Hydrogeology of the Skadar Lake Basin
Pages 25-45
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The Obscure History of the Lake Skadar and Its Biota: A Perspective for Future Research
Pages 47-61
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Climate Change in the Lake Skadar/Shkodra Region
Pages 63-88
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Skadar/Shkodra Lake Environment
- Editors
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- Vladimir Pešić
- Gordan Karaman
- Andrey Kostianoy
- Series Title
- The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
- Series Volume
- 80
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-99250-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-99250-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-99249-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-07579-8
- Series ISSN
- 1867-979X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 508
- Number of Illustrations
- 63 b/w illustrations, 147 illustrations in colour
- Topics
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