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The system of the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers is one of the great river systems of southwestern Asia. It comprises the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which follow roughly parallel courses through the heart of the Middle East. The lower portion of the region that they run through is known as Mesopotamia, was one of the cradles of civilisation. There are several environmental factors that govern the nature of the two rivers and shape the landscape the two rivers running through. Geological events create rivers, climate monitor the water supply, the surrounding land influences the vegetation and the physical and chemical features of water. The Tigris-Euphrates system runs through the territory of four countries, Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. Therefore, any scientific approach to the environment of these two rivers should include the natural history events in these countries. The book ""Tigris and Euphrates Rivers: Their Environment from Headwaters to Mouth"" will be divided into nine parts. These parts deal with the issues of the environment, the status of the flora and fauna, the abiotic aspects, ecology, hydrological regime of the two rivers, the biotic aspects. Water resources, stress of the environment, conservation issues. Since the book of Julian Rzoska ""Euphrates and Tigris Mesopotamian Ecology and Destiny"" in 1980, no book or major reference has been published that includes between its cover the facts and information that the present book will present. Therefore, the importance of the present book falls in stating the present status of the environment of the two rivers and the comparison of their environment between now and that of 37 years ago as given by J. Rzoska (1980). The recent studies showed that there are a large number of natural and political events that happened within the last three decades in the area of the Tigris-Euphrates river system that for sure have done a great change to the environmentof the two rivers and consequently changing the biological and non-biological resources of the two rivers. This book will be a reference book to both Academic and students across the Middle East in different disciplines of knowledge to use in their researches on Tigris-Euphrates river system. The scholars interested in this area will use this book as a guide to compare this freshwater system with other areas in Asia and the world. 

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Author:   Laith A. Jawad
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Volume:   11
Weight:   2.825kg
ISBN:  

9783030575724

ISBN 10:   3030575721
Pages:   1640
Publication Date:   14 September 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

- Description of the Project -  Tigris and Euphrates Rivers: their environment from origin to destination   Preliminary content table   Note: the authors affiliations are listed at the end of the TOC.   Part I. Ancient Mesopotamia environment as depicted in clay tablets Carrie Hritz, Ehud Galili, Avshalom Zemer, Baruch Rosen, Laith Jawad     Part II The abiotic aspects of the Tigris-Euphrates river system Jennifer Pournelle, Francesca Despini, Jennifer Pournelle Section 1 Geography, geology and geomorphology Sven Knutsson, Jean-Claude Plaziat, B. G. Warner, Adnan A.M. Aqrawi, Andrew D. Horbury, Jennifer Smith, C. Jones, A. Milewski, R. Becker, Section 2 Climate, recent changes and its effect on the environment E. Yan, C. Jones, R. Becker, Timothy J. Page, Section 3 Water regime and hydrology: the major factor behind environmental changes Mike C. Acreman, J. W. Dellapenna, R. Becker, Section 4 Factors affecting the nature of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers Rob G. Bijlsma, Maarten Platteeuw, Section 5 Water characteristics Christopher Reed, Govand H. Sherwani, Section 6 Dams how can affect the freshwater environment Dorothy Bonn, Richard H. Becker,   Part III The biotic aspects of the Tigris-Euphrates river system Dwi Listyo Rahayu, Curtis J. Richardson, Section 1 General biology of the Tigris and Euphrates River Keith G. Tidball, Marianne Krasny, Section 2 The role of phytoplankton Bahram K. Maulood, Section 3 How aquatic plants enrich the environment of Tigris and Euphrates Rivers W. D. Taylor, A. Asa Eger, Richard Becker,  Section 4 The role of the higher plants as a canopy in the freshwater zones Jacquelyn C. Crook, Jonathan Chenoweth, Section 5 Zooplankton: diversity, ecology and biology Sergio Teggi , J.O. Bosire, F. Dahdouh-Guebas, M. Walton Section 6 Invertebrates and their role in the environment of the two rivers M. O. Son, Peter K. L. Ng, Section 7 Fishes as a main ecosystem component in the Tigris-Euphrates river system G. H. Copp, Dr. Jörg Freyhof, Brian W. Coad, Laith Jawad   Section 8 Birds: biodiversity, immigration in and out of the Mesopotamian plain and the ecological role Richard Porter, Section 9 Aquatic vertebrates other than fish: relation to the aquatic life and their ecological role CHERYL JOY J. FERNANDEZ, RODELIO F. SUBADE Part IV Water resources J. Robert BRITTON, Kyle Winfield, Section 1 A biotic resources: the benefit and the effect William J. Mitsch, Panos Hadjinicolaou, Section 2 The role of biological resources in the environment of Tigris-Euphrates river system Hanne Kirstine Adriansen,   Part V Stress of the environment of the two rivers Royce J. Bitzer, Jonathon Sanders, Section 1 How pollution affecting the freshwater environment? Jos Lelieveld, William J. Mitsch, Section 2 Eutrophication: a stressing factor Bahram K. Maulood, William J. Mitsch, Section 3 Toxicological effects on the environment of the two rivers Maria Pala, Vincenza Battaglia, Anna Olivieri, Antonio Torroni, Augusta S Santachiara-Benerecetti, Ornella Semino, Section 4 Trace pollutants as an emerging contaminants in freshwater system Sven E. Jørgensen, Section 5 Effect of pollution on fishes and other aquatic animals Vincenza Battaglia, Anna Olivieri Section 6 Fish diseases: types, distribution and control Augusta S Santachiara-Benerecetti, Ornella Semino,   Part VI The heath of the human community inhabiting freshwater zones Laith Jawad Section 1 Infectious diseases Farhan Muhaisen Section 2 Toxicological and attack by aquatic animals incidents Laith A. Jawad Part VII Conservation Clayton Rubec, Azzam Alwash, Edward Maltby, Kelly P. Goodwin, Michelle L. Stevens Section 1 Freshwater protected areas Azzam Alwash, Edward Maltby, Michelle L. Stevens   Section 2 Importance of the riparian zone to the conservation and management of freshwater fish Azzam Alwash, Edward Maltby, Kelly P. Goodwin Section 3 Conservation management and planning Stuart Leiderman, Steve Lonergan, Robert France, Royce J. Bitzer,     Author affiliations 1. Clayton Rubec Environmental Stewardship and Conservation Consultant 495 Athlone Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Z 5M9. 2. Dr. Azzam Alwash Nature Iraq Organisation 3. Prof. Edward Maltby  University of Liverpool, School of Environmental Science, Liverpool, UK. 4. Mr. Richard Porter  BirdLife International 5. Kelly P. Goodwin Millennium Relief and Development Services, Nongovernmental Organization, Basrah, Iraq   6. Michelle L. Stevens Environmental Studies Department, California State University, Sacramento, California 95819 USA   7. Bahram K. Maulood  Twin Rivers Institute, American University of Iraq, Sulaimania, Iraq. 8. Maria Pala Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1,  27100 Pavia, Italy 9. Vincenza Battaglia Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1,  27100 Pavia, Italy 10. Viola Grugni Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1,  27100 Pavia, Italy 11. Anna Olivieri Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1,  27100 Pavia, Italy 12. Antonio Torroni Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1,  27100 Pavia, Italy 13. Augusta S Santachiara-Benerecetti Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1,  27100 Pavia, Italy 14. Ornella Semino Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1,  27100 Pavia, Italy 15. Sven Knutsson Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden.   16. Jean-Claude Plaziat  Département des Science s de la Terre, Bâtiment 504, Université de Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay, France   17. J. Robert BRITTON National Fisheries Laboratory, Environment Agency, Bornholm Lane, Brampton Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 4NE, England, UK   18. G. H. Copp Centre for Conservation Ecology and Environmental Science, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom   19. Dr. Jörg Freyhof Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, IGB Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany   20. M. O. Son Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas (Odessa Branch), National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Odessa, 65125 Ukraine   21. Peter K. L. Ng  Tropical Marine Science Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore. 22. Dwi Listyo Rahayu Marine Bio-industry Implementation Unit-Research Center for Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), P.O. Box 1124, Mataram 83000, NTB, Indonesia.   23. B. G. Warner Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada   24. W. D. Taylor Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada   25. Brian W. Coad Canadian Museum of Nature, P. O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, ON K1P 6P4, Canada.   26. Curtis J. Richardson  Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.   27. Richard Porter BirdLife International, Cambridge, United Kingdom   28. Clayton Rubec  Centre for Environmental Stewardship and Conservation, Ottawa, Canada   29. William J. Mitsch Everglades Wetland Research Park, Juliet C. Sproul Chair for Southwest Florida Habitat Restoration and Management, 110 Kapnick Center, Florida Gulf Coast University, 4940 Bayshore Drive, Naples, FL 34112, USA Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA   30. Stuart Leiderman   31. Steve Lonergan   32. Robert France   33. Edward Maltby School of Environmental Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK   34. Mike C. Acreman Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK   35. J. W. Dellapenna Villanova University, USA   36. Chuanmin Hu College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 Seventh Avenue, South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA   37. Rob G. Bijlsma  Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies (CEES), University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103, 9700 CC Groningen, The Netherlands   38. Maarten Platteeuw  Doldersummerweg 1, 7983 LD Wapse, The Netherlands 39. Mennobart R. van Eerden  Rijkswaterstaat Waterdienst, P.O. Box 17, 8200 AA Lelystad, The Netherland   40. Christopher Reed   41. Dorothy Bonn   42. Richard H. Becker Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 W Bancroft Ave, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.   43. Keith G. Tidball  Cornell University   44. Marianne Krasny  Cornell University   45. Hanne Kirstine Adriansen  Danish Institute for International Studies Strandgade 56 DK-1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark.   46. Royce J. Bitzer  Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3140 47. Adnan A.M. Aqrawi  Development and Innovation (RDI), Innovation-Agents and Networks at Statoil, based in Stavanger, Norway.  aamaq@statoil.com   48. Andrew D. Horbury  Carbonate Geologist with Cambridge Carbonates  andy@cambridgecarbonates.co.uk   49. Govand H. Sherwani  Director General of Scholarships and Cultural Relations, Ministry of Higher Education, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Iraq since 2009. Govand.sherwani@mhe-krg.org   50. A. Asa Eger University of North Carolina, Greensboro   51. Carrie Hritz  Department of Anthropology, The Pennsylvania State University, 516 Carpenter Building, University Park, PA 16802-3405, cah52@psu.edu   52. Jennifer Pournelle  University of South Carolina, Environment and Sustainability Program, School of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, Byrnes Building, Suite 430 A, 901 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208 jpournelle@environ.sc.edu     53. Jennifer Smith Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1169, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO. 63130 jensmith@wustl.edu   54. C. Jones Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA   55. E. Yan Environmental Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL, USA.   56. A. Milewski Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA   57. R. Becker a Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA   58. Francesca Despini  Univ. of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy) 59. Sergio Teggi Univ. of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy) 60. Lorenza Bovio , Francesco Immordino MED INGEGNERIA (Italy) 61. Richard Becker  Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 Bancroft Ave, Toledo, OH 43606, USA richard.becker@utoledo.edu   62. Kyle Winfield Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 Bancroft Ave, Toledo, OH 43606, USA 63. Jonathon Sanders Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2081 West Bancroft Ave, Toledo, OH 43606 64. Dr. Carrie Hritz Department of Anthropology The Pennsylvania State University 516 Carpenter Building University Park, PA 16802-3405 cah52@psu.edu 65. Dr. Jennifer Pournelle Director, MEERM-AWNES Un iversity of South Carolina Environment and Sustainability Program School of Earth, Ocean, and Environment Byrnes Building, Suite 430 A 901 Sumter Street Columbia, SC 29208  jpournelle@environ.sc.edu 66. Dr. Jennifer Smith Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Washington University in St. Louis Campus Box 1169 1 Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO. 63130 jensmith@wustl.edu 67. Timothy J. Page Centre for Riverine Landscapes, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia t.page@griffith.edu.au 68. Jacquelyn C. Crook United States Navy B.S., United States Naval Academy   69. Jonathan Chenoweth  Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.   70. Panos Hadjinicolaou Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus.   71. Adriana Bruggeman  Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus.   72. Jos Lelieveld  Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany   73. Elena Xoplaki  Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland 74. William J. Mitsch Tuttle Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park The Ohio State University   75. Li Zhang Tuttle Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park The Ohio State University   76. Sven E. Jørgensen  University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark      

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Laith A. Jawad obtained MSc in Fish Taxonomy from the Zoology Department, University of Bristol, UK, in 1980. He then worked as a fish taxonomist at Basrah University, Iraq, for more than 20 years before moving to New Zealand in 1997. During this time, he founded the biochemical taxonomy of fishes of Iraq and published over 400 scientific papers and book reviews in leading scientific journals. He is the author and co-author of several biology textbooks published in Arabic. Recently, he contributed five chapters to the book Coastal Fishes: Habitat, Behaviour and Conservation, published by Nova Publishers, Canada. He also authored the book Dangerous Fishes of the Eastern and Southern Arabian Peninsula, published by Springer in 2017. He served as a fish biodiversity expert and consultant at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Oman between 2008 and 2012, during which he co-authored two papers describing a new fish species in the Omani waters and reported over 80 fish species in Omani waters. He authored a guide to the fishes of the southern coasts of Oman published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Oman in 2018. He also published over 90 papers on the fish fauna of Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. In 2013, he started research collaborations with over 100 scientists from more than 50 countries around the globe investigating various aspects of fish taxonomy and ichthyology.

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