Southern Iraq's Marshes

Southern Iraq's Marshes
Author: Laith A. Jawad
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 815
Release: 2021-05-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030662381

The Mesopotamian marshes are important for economic, social, and biodiversity values and have been home to indigenous human communities for millennia. They are regarded as a legendary site. This multi-authored book contains chapters written by world-renowned experts in their field. Both basic and applied information are made available, making the book a must-have for a wide spectrum of users. For example, an understanding of the natural and the social aspects of the marshes, as described here, is an obvious prerequisite for a pest management plan in this area. Scholars interested in wetlands can use this book as a guide to compare different wetlands areas in Asia. The bibliography section contains valuable references to the marsh areas and research in the field. This book serves as an up-to-date comprehensive source of information on different aspects of the southern marshes of Iraq and is aimed at academic scholars, environmentalists, and decision makers.

Impacts of Climate on Renewable Groundwater Resources and/or Stream-Aquifer Interactions

Impacts of Climate on Renewable Groundwater Resources and/or Stream-Aquifer Interactions
Author: Francisco Javier Alcalá
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3036513574

The book collects seven original contributions in the field of climate and underlying human influences on renewable groundwater resources and/or stream–aquifer interactions. The first contribution introduces the following six ones into the overall framework of the topic. The second contribution assesses the impact of climate change scenarios on land subsidence related to groundwater level depletion in detrital aquifers. The third contribution studies the patterns of river infiltration and the associated controlling factors by using a combination of field investigations and modeling techniques. The fourth contribution introduces a method to improve the modeling of streamflow in high-permeability bedrock basins receiving interbasin groundwater flow. The fifth contribution discusses the role of resilience of hydrogeological systems affected by either climate and/or anthropic actions in order to understand how anticipating negative changes and preserving its services. The sixth contribution analyzes the water balance of wetlands, which are systems highly sensitive to climate change and human action. The seventh contribution identifies groundwater bodies with low vulnerability to pumping to be used as potential buffer values for sustainable conjunctive use management during droughts.

The Mediterranean Region

The Mediterranean Region
Author: Jacques Blondel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2010-01-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0199557993

This is a detailed, illustrated and up-to-date study of the fauna, flora, landscapes, coastal areas and seascapes of the entire Mediterranean Basin, and the Sea itself. Since the publication of the first edition in 1999, the field has advanced in significant ways and this revision is timely.

Water Ecosystem Services

Water Ecosystem Services
Author: Julia Martin-Ortega
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2015-03-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107100372

This book uses ecosystem services-based approaches to address major global and regional water challenges, for researchers, students, and policy makers.

Preserving Rural Australia

Preserving Rural Australia
Author: A Robertson
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 165
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0643105956

Scientific knowledge alone will not help countries achieve sustainable management of land, water and biota. Everyone now realises that a partnership is needed between land and water users, scientists, managers and the community if countries are to achieve the goal of preserving rural resources. This book deals with broad issues relating to resource decline and how different groups such as farmers, rural town dwellers, resource managers and government deal with these issues from social, economic and ecological points of view.

Tropical Wetland Management

Tropical Wetland Management
Author: Antonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2016-02-17
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1317006240

Recent scientific development and politico-institutional experiences related to the conservation of the South-American Pantanal are explored in this book in relation to what is happening in other tropical wetland areas of international importance such as the Everglades in North America and the Okavango in Africa, as well as considering the European experience. An interdisciplinary group of authors examines the need to establish a constructive dialogue between scientists, policy-makers and local stakeholders and outline a future research agenda, including consideration of the impacts of climate change and the pressures of regional development, for wetland management.