Overview
- A comprehensive review
- Written by experts in the field
- Appeals to environmental managers, scientists and policymakers
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 59)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This volume provides essential information on the origin and evolution of Greek rivers, as well as their ecological and anthropogenic characteristics. The topics covered include geomythology, biogeography, hydrology, hydrobiology, hydrogeochemistry, geological and biogeochemical processes, anthropogenic pressures and ecological impacts, water management – both in the antiquity and today – and river restoration.
The book is divided into four parts, the first of which explores the importance of rivers for ancient Greek civilization and the natural processes affecting their evolution during the Holocene. In the second part, the hydrological, hydrochemical and biological features of Greek rivers and the unique biogeographical characteristics that form the basis for their high biodiversity and endemism are highlighted, while the third part comprehensively discusses the impacts of environmental pollution on the structure and function of Greek river ecosystems. In turn, the final part describes the current socio-economic factors in Greece that are affecting established water management practices, the application of ecohydrological approaches in restoring fragmented rivers, and the lessons learned from restoring aquatic ecosystems in general as a paradigm for understanding and minimizing anthropogenic impacts on water resources, at the Mediterranean scale.
Given the breadth and depth of its coverage, the book offers an invaluable source of information for researchers, students and environmental managers alike.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Rivers of Greece
Book Subtitle: Evolution, Current Status and Perspectives
Editors: Nikos Skoulikidis, Elias Dimitriou, Ioannis Karaouzas
Series Title: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55369-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-55367-1Published: 11 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57231-3Published: 04 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-55369-5Published: 16 November 2017
Series ISSN: 1867-979X
Series E-ISSN: 1616-864X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 439
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 90 illustrations in colour
Topics: Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Geochemistry