Lake restoration and rehabilitation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by P.E. O'Sullivan and C.S. Reynolds

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910143266903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Blackwell Science, c2004
• ISBN: 1-280-74775-7; 9786610747757; 0-470-75050-2; 1-4051-4110-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (570 p.)
• Collana: Lakes handbook ; ; v.1
• Altri autori (Persone): O'SullivanP. E (Patrick E.); ReynoldsColin S
• Disciplina: 551.482
• Soggetti: Limnology; Lake ecology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published: 2003.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Lakes Handbook; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I General Issues; 1 On the Value of Lakes; 2 The Assault on the Quality and Value of Lakes; Part II Regional Studies; 3 The North American Great Lakes: a Laurentian Great Lakes Focus; 4 Lake Washington; 5 Lakes of Northern Europe; 6 European Alpine Lakes; 7 Lake Baikal and other Great Lakes of Asia; 8 Lakes in Arid Environments; 9 Floodplain Lakes and Reservoirs in Tropical and Subtropical South America:Limnology and Human Impacts; Part III Human Impact on Specific Lake Types; 10 Eutrophication of Shallow Temperate Lakes; 11 Eutrophication of Shallow Tropical Lakes12 Reservoirs and other Artificial Water Bodies; Part IV Lake and Catchment Models; 13 The Export Coefficient Approach to Prediction of Nutrient Loadings: Errors and Uncertainties in the British Experience; 14 The Phosphorus Loading Concept and the OECD Eutrophication Programme: Origin, Application and Capabilities; 15 Models of Lakes and Reservoirs; 16 The Assessment, Management and Reversal of Eutrophication; 17 Biomanipulation in Shallow Lakes: Concepts,Case Studies and Perspectives; 18 Restoring Acidified Lakes:an Overview; Part V Legal Frameworks19 The Framework for Managing Lakes in the USA; 20 Nordic Lakes Œ Water Legislation with Respect to Lakes in Finland and Sweden; 21 The Problem of Rehabilitating Lakes and Wetlands in Developing Countries:the Case Example of East Africa; 22 South Africa Œ Towards Protecting our Lakes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Continuing concern about water supply and quality, ecosystem sustainability and restoration demands that the modern approach to the management of lakes and reservoirs should be based on a sound understanding of the application of the scientific and ecological principles that underlie freshwater processes.The Lakes Handbook provides an up-to-date overview of the application of ecologically sound approaches, methods and tools using experience gained around the world for an understanding of lakes and their management. Volume one of the Handbook addresses the physical and biological aspect