Rivers of Europe

Author: Tockner   Klement;Uehlinger   Urs;Robinson   Christopher T.  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 2009

E-ISBN: 9780080919089

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780123694492

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780123694492

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Language: ENG

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Description

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, Rivers of Europe includes conservation information on current patterns of river use and the extent to which human society has exploited and impacted them. Rivers of Europe provides the information ecologists and conservation managers need to better assess their management and meet the EU legislative good governance targets.

  • Coverage on more than 180 European rivers
  • Summarizes biological, ecological and biodiversity characteristics
  • Provides conservation managers with information to resolve conflicts between recreational use of rivers, their use as a water supply, and the need to conserve natural habitats
  • Data on river hydrology (maximum , minimum and average flow rates), seasonal variation in water flow
  • Numerous full-color photographs
  • Information on the underlying geology and its affect on river behaviour

Chapter

Front Cover

pp.:  1 – 4

Rivers of Europe

pp.:  4 – 5

Copyright Page

pp.:  5 – 6

Contents

pp.:  6 – 8

List of Contributors

pp.:  8 – 14

Foreword

pp.:  14 – 16

Preface and Acknowledgements

pp.:  16 – 18

Chapter 2 Volga River Basin

pp.:  40 – 76

Chapter 3 The Danube River Basin

pp.:  76 – 130

Chapter 4 The Iberian Rivers

pp.:  130 – 168

Chapter 5 Continental Atlantic Rivers

pp.:  168 – 216

Chapter 6 The Rhine River Basin

pp.:  216 – 264

Chapter 7 The Rhône River Basin

pp.:  264 – 314

Chapter 8 The Fennoscandian Shield

pp.:  314 – 354

Chapter 9 Arctic Rivers

pp.:  354 – 398

Chapter 10 British and Irish Rivers

pp.:  398 – 438

Chapter 11 Rivers of the Balkans

pp.:  438 – 484

Chapter 12 The Italian Rivers

pp.:  484 – 514

Chapter 13 Western Steppic Rivers

pp.:  514 – 542

Chapter 14 Rivers of the Central European Highlands and Plains

pp.:  542 – 594

Chapter 15 Rivers of the Boreal Uplands

pp.:  594 – 624

Chapter 16 Baltic and Eastern Continental Rivers

pp.:  624 – 660

Chapter 17 Rivers of Turkey

pp.:  660 – 690

Chapter 18 Ural River Basin

pp.:  690 – 702

Chapter 19 European Rivers: A Personal Perspectives

pp.:  702 – 716

Index

pp.:  716 – 718

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