TY - BOOK ID - 208536 TI - Modelling Community Structure in Freshwater Ecosystems AU - Lek, Sovan. AU - Scardi, Michele. AU - Verdonschot, P.F.M. AU - Descy, J.-P. AU - Park, Young-Seuk. PY - 2005 SN - 1280308168 9786610308163 3540268944 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Freshwater ecology. KW - Water KW - Management. KW - Hydrology KW - Fresh water KW - Fresh-water ecology KW - Aquatic ecology KW - Ecology KW - Environmental toxicology. KW - Endangered ecosystems. KW - Ecology. KW - Applied Ecology. KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Biology KW - Ecotoxicology. KW - Ecosystems. KW - Geoecology/Natural Processes. KW - Math. Appl. in Environmental Science. KW - Computer Appl. in Life Sciences. KW - Data processing. KW - Environmental science KW - Science KW - Environmental protection KW - Nature conservation KW - Balance of nature KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Threatened ecosystems KW - Biotic communities KW - Ecotoxicology KW - Pollutants KW - Pollution KW - Environmental health KW - Toxicology KW - Geoecology. KW - Environmental geology. KW - Applied ecology. KW - Bioinformatics . KW - Computational biology . KW - Bioinformatics KW - Bio-informatics KW - Biological informatics KW - Information science KW - Computational biology KW - Systems biology KW - Geoecology KW - Physical geology KW - Biocenoses KW - Biocoenoses KW - Biogeoecology KW - Biological communities KW - Biomes KW - Biotic community ecology KW - Communities, Biotic KW - Community ecology, Biotic KW - Ecological communities KW - Ecosystems KW - Natural communities KW - Data processing UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:208536 AB - The landmass on which we live is an integral part of our water catchment. Any human - tivity will inevitably have some consequences on the availability and composition of fresh waters. These consequences are becoming increasingly important and detectable as the - man population grows. The problem is to be addressed at the global scale, as frequently, decisions made have inter-regional and international impacts, and must therefore be coor- nated. In a number of European Member States, for example, the availability of water - sources depends on the activities of other upstream countries. The demand for fresh water in Europe, as well as in the world, is increasing. There is an upward pressure on European water demand for public supplies (drinking water, recreation, etc. ), for industry, and for - rigated agriculture. The ecological impacts of different uses are complex, and currently not always predictable. This book should help planners in their decisions on different water management options for human use. Water, of course, is not only relevant as a resource, exploited for human activities, but it is also relevant to aquatic ecosystems and to their quality. Preservation and restoration of the ecological quality of these ecosystems have a major social impact, as it has been stressed in several European Community actions. ER -