Overview
Rivers of Europe, Second Edition, presents the latest update on 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 even more full-color photographs and maps, the book includes conservation information on current patterns of river use and the extent to which human society has exploited and impacted them. Each chapter includes up to 10 featured rivers, with detailed information on their physiography, hydrology, ecology/biodiversity and human impacts. Rivers selected for specific coverage include the largest, the most natural, and those most affected by humans. This book provides the most comprehensive information ecologists and conservation managers need to better assess their management and meet the EU legislative good governance targets.
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Author: Klement Tockner (Director General of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research and professor for Ecosystem Sciences at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ,
Christiane Zarfl (Department of Geosciences, Centre for Applied Geoscience, Environmental Systems Analysis, Eberhard Karls Universitat Tubingen, Germany) ,
Christopher T. Robinson (Department of Limnology, EAWAG (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) and ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Dubendorf/Zurich, Switzerland)
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint: Elsevier / The Lancet
Edition: 2nd edition
Weight: 2.500kg
ISBN: 9780081026120
ISBN 10: 0081026129
Pages: 942
Publication Date: 11 November 2021
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Author Information
Professor Tockner received a PhD from the University of Vienna. He has special expertise on freshwater biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and river and wetland restoration and management. He has published about 250 scientific papers including more than 180 ISI papers. Klement Tockner has successfully managed large inter- and transdisciplinary projects such as the EC-funded project BioFresh on freshwater biodiversity. He is member of several scientific committees and advisory boards, and elected member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Germany Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina. Professor Zarfl is an Assistant Professor for Environmental Systems Analysis at the Universität Tübingen, a guest Scientist at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries Berlin and a Co-speaker of the Platform ""Environmental System Analytics"". Her main research interests are in environmental pollution and infrastructure development especially in freshwater ecosystems. Her research employs mathematical modelling in combination with empirical and experimental data to understand underlying processes and interdependencies. Dr. Robinson is a senior scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) and a lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Dübendorf/Zürich in Switzerland. His main interests are in freshwater biodiversity, disturbance ecology, and ecosystem functioning of alpine rivers and streams.
