Groundwater and Ecosystems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Baba, Alper (Editor), Howard, Ken W. F. (Editor), Gunduz, Orhan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Environmental management.; Geology.; Environmental sciences.; Geotechnical engineering.; Applied ecology.; Environment.; Earth Sciences.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Environment, general.; Applied Ecology.

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) frequently exhibit rich biological diversity and can provide enormous economic wealth. In recent years, GDEs in many industrialized countries have shown signs of serious degradation, primarily the result of groundwater abstraction and pollution. Many such syst...