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Format: 1 online resource (717 p.)

ISBN: 1-282-28729-X , 9786612287299 , 0-08-091908-1

Content: The EU-Water Framework Directive (WFD) is a legislative framework to protect and improve the quality of all water resources, including rivers. ""Good status"" of all European rivers must be achieved by 2015. Based on the bestselling book, Rivers of North America, this new guide stands as the only primary source of complete and comparative baseline data on the biological and hydrological characteristics of more than 180 of the highest profile rivers in Europe. With numerous full-color photographs and maps, this book includes conservation information on current patterns of river u

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; Rivers of Europe; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction to European Rivers; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Biogeographic Setting; 1.3. Cultural and Socio-economic Setting; 1.4. Hydrologic and Human Legacies; 1.5. Early and Recent Human Impact; 1.6. Temperature and Precipitation; 1.7. Water Availability and Runoff; 1.8. Riverine Floodplains; 1.9. River Deltas; 1.10. Water Quality; 1.11. Freshwater Biodiversity; 1.12. Environmental Pressures on Biodiversity; 1.13. The European Water Framework Directive , 1.14. Knowledge GapsAppendix; Acknowledgements; References; Further reading; Relevant websites; Chapter 2 Volga River Basin; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Human History; 2.3. Biogeographical Setting; 2.4. Physiography and Climate; 2.5. Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Biogeochemistry; 2.6. Aquatic and Riparian Biodiversity; 2.7. Management and Conservation; 2.8. Conclusions and Perspectives; 2.9. Major Tributaries of the Volga River; References; Chapter 3 The Danube River Basin; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Historical Aspects; 3.3. Palaeogeography and Geology; 3.4. Geomorphology; 3.5. Climate and Hydrology , 3.6. Biogeochemistry, Water Quality and Nutrients3.7. Biodiversity; 3.8. Human Impacts, Conservation and Management; 3.9. Major Tributaries and the Danube delta; 3.10. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Relevant websites; Chapter 4 The Iberian Rivers; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. The Guadiana; 4.3. The Guadalquivir; 4.4. The Duero; 4.5. The Ebro; 4.6. The Tagus; 4.7. Additional Rivers; Acknowledgements; References; Further reading; Relevant websites; Chapter 5 Continental Atlantic Rivers; Introduction; 5.1. The Meuse River Basin; 5.2. The Loire Basin; 5.3. The Adour-Garonne Basin , Chapter 6 The Rhine River Basin6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Biogeographic Setting; 6.3. Palaeogeography; 6.4. Physiography, Climate and Land Use; 6.5. Geomorphology, Hydrology and Biogeochemistry; 6.6. Aquatic and Riparian Biodiversity; 6.7. Management and Conservation; 6.8. The Major Rhine Tributaries; Acknowledgements; References; Relevant websites; Chapter 7 The Rhône River Basin; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Biogeographic Setting; 7.3. Physiography, Climate and Land Use; 7.4. Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Biogeochemistry; 7.5. Aquatic and Riparian Biodiversity; 7.6. Management and Conservation , 7.7. The Ain River7.8. The Saone River; 7.9. The Durance River; 7.10. Conclusions and Perspectives; Acknowledgements; References; Relevant websites; Chapter 8 The Fennoscandian Shield; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. The Rivers; 8.3. Conclusions and Outlook; 8.4. Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 9 Arctic Rivers; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. The Altaelva River; 9.3. The Tana River; 9.4. The Komagelva River; 9.5. The Varzuga River; 9.6. The Onega River; 9.7. The Northern Dvina River; 9.8. The Mezen River; 9.9. The Pechora River; 9.10. The Geithellnaa River; 9.11. The Laxa River , 9.12. The Vestari Jokulsa River , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-369449-3

Language: English