Sustainable management of different valley ecosystems

Abstract

Development and conservation of valley ecosystems has been an important issue for a long time, with respect to extensive, interdisciplinary research problems, offered ecosystem services and wide public interest. It has been as yet controversial, which indicators would describe the achievement of particular environmental status by those ecosystems, since they tend to be rather complex, showing fragile equilibrium and high vulnerability. With the use of hydrological modelling and proper criteria we demonstrated possibilities to balance well the concern for managers to control features regarding ecosystem health. It was evident during different hydroperiods, that ground water inflow conditions, influenced by investments into hydraulic structures functioning, arise as driving factor for environmental and ecological disturbance.

Journal of Water and Land Development

“…in the USA and other countries, proved highly valuable [BENCINI et al 2010;ELGAALI et al 2007;HAMAMI, NASSEREDDINE 2018;KERKEZ et al 2012;NIKOLIDAKIS et al 2015;OJHA et al 2015;PFANNKUCH, LABNO 1977;WANG, BALASINGHAM 2010;WESTERN et al 2002]. Useful and practical know-how related to designing some elements of agro-hydro-meteorological systems was also provided by the consortium members, who had been involved before, to various degrees, in monitoring melioration systems in selected agricultural regions in Poland [BRANDYK et al 2018;BYKOWSKI et al 2005;KACA et al 2001;KOZACZYK et al 2016;ŁABĘDZKI, BĄK 2015b;OLESZCZUK et al 2009;.…”