Developing sustainable water management scenarios by using thorough hydrologic analysis and environmental criteria

Zacharias, Ierotheos; Dimitriou, Elias; Koussouris, Sotirios

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2003.09.017

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“…They provide important services such as purification and regulation of water flows, numerous resources for human uses, habitats for plants, animal and micro-organisms as well as recreational opportunities (Silvius et al 2000;Zacharias et al 2003). Aside from the above services, the delta wetland is an important wetland type in which water flow driven by a complex interaction between main stem-estuary processes and watershed discharge is a remarkable (Gregory & Grace 2002;Gregory & Linda 2003;Kuper et al 2003).…”

Section: Relationships Between Wetlands and Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

A management-oriented valuation method to determine ecological water requirement for wetlands in the Yellow River Delta of China

Cui

Tang

Zhao

et al. 2009

Journal for Nature Conservation

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Section: Relationships Between Wetlands and Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

A management-oriented valuation method to determine ecological water requirement for wetlands in the Yellow River Delta of China

Cui

Tang

Zhao

et al. 2009

Journal for Nature Conservation

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“…Wetlands incorporate unique habitats with endemic and migrant species, for example, breeding and migratory birds (Matthews 1993), amphibians (Wilbur 1984, Duellman and Trueb 1986, Wind and Beese 2008, plants (Hajek et al 2006), bees (Moron et al 2008), molluscs (Hajek et al 2006), and, therefore, contribute to the conservation of high global diversity (Zacharias et al 2003). Many small, structurally simple wetlands are important habitats for maintaining the diversity of invertebrate and amphibian populations that are vital components of larger food webs (Richter and Azous 1995).…”

Section: Biodiversity Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ecosystem services delivered by small-scale wetlands

Blackwell

Pilgrim

2011

Hydrological Sciences Journal

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The benefits of small-scale wetlands have been largely overlooked, primarily because (a) such areas are considered problematic to manage, and (b) small wetlands fall outside the remit of most wetland inventories. The subsequent paucity of information prevents a comprehensive investigation of their properties and this must be addressed. Here we examine the evidence for the potential significance of small wetlands with regard to delivery of ecosystem services (ESs) and conclude that small wetlands often have a positive effect on their delivery, especially water quality, water regulation and biodiversity conservation. However these benefits can be offset by the emission of greenhouse gases. We suggest that, in future, wetlands should not be assessed on size alone, but rather in the context of both their location in the landscape and interaction with hydrological pathways. Furthermore, tools need to be developed to assess the type and efficiency of ESs delivered from all wetlands.Key words wetlands; ecosystem services; biodiversity; water quality; water regulation; greenhouse gases Services écosystémiques fournis par les petits milieux humidesRésumé Les avantages des petits milieux humides ont été largement négligés, surtout en raison du fait que (a) de tels domaines sont considérés comme problématiques à gérer, et que (b) les petits milieux humides se trouvent hors de la compétence de la plupart des inventaires de zones humides. De ce fait, la rareté des informations empêche une enquête approfondie de leurs propriétés, et cela doit faire l'objet d'études. Nous examinons ici la preuve de l'importance potentielle des petites zones humides à l'égard de services écosystémiques et concluons que les petits milieux humides ont souvent un effet positif sur les variables associées, la qualité de l'eau en particulier, la régularisation de l'eau et la conservation de la biodiversité. Ces avantages peuvent toutefois être occultés par l'émission de gaz à effet de serre. A l'avenir, nous suggérons que les zones humides ne soient pas évaluées sur leur seule taille, mais plutôt dans le contexte de leur emplacement dans le paysage et de leurs interactions avec les écoulements hydrologiques. De plus des outils doivent être élaborés pour évaluer le type et l'efficacité des services écosystémiques délivrés par toutes les zones humides.

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“…The lakes were grouped using a boundary of 3.6 mEq l −1 (Zacharias et al 2003) to distinguish between "low-medium" and "high" alkalinity lakes. The majority of the lakes are characterized as softwater lakes and thus they should be dominated by isoetid vegetation communities (Makirinta 1989).…”

Section: Selected Criteria Of System B and Additional Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To overcome this issue we also used the ECOFRAME scheme taking also into consideration the relative literature. We classified Greek lakes as "warm" lakes (Moss et al 2003) since the ice cover period is less than 2 months per year and the mean temperature of the warmest month is more than 25°C (Koussouris et al 1985;Zacharias et al 2003;Tsoumani et al 2006). As we reported earlier, the majority of Greek lakes classified as shallow, median and large lakes (surface size <100 km 2 ).…”

Section: Physico-chemical Elements-nutrient Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Typology, classification and management issues of Greek lakes: implication of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)

Kagalou

Leonardos

2008

Environ Monit Assess

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The European Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, requires the determination of ecological status in European waterbodies, based primarily on biological indicators, and that minimum good ecological quality is obtained by 2015. We used background morphometric, hydrologic, physico-chemical and biological data, in order to assess the typology of the main Greek lakes. Correlation analysis and multivariate analysis (Principal Component Analysis) were applied for the data statistical elaboration. Lakes were classified according to the characteristics suggested in the Directive and specified in the Annex II. Statistical analysis revealed significant correlations between the lake variables as well as the grouping of the Greek lakes according to their abiotic characteristics. Lake water uses, in most cases competed each other, were identified and management practices were also recorded. We suggest that the future conservation efforts should focus on a new holistic management philosophy taking into consideration the catchment's management.

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Developing sustainable water management scenarios by using thorough hydrologic analysis and environmental criteria

Cited by 22 publications

References 16 publications

A management-oriented valuation method to determine ecological water requirement for wetlands in the Yellow River Delta of China

A management-oriented valuation method to determine ecological water requirement for wetlands in the Yellow River Delta of China

Ecosystem services delivered by small-scale wetlands

Typology, classification and management issues of Greek lakes: implication of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)

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