Rivers of EuropeBased on the bestselling book, Rivers of North America, this new guide stands as 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 numerous full-color photographs and maps, Rivers of Europe includes conservation information on current patterns of river use and the extent to which human society has exploited and impacted them. Rivers of Europe provides the information ecologists and conservation managers need to better assess their management and meet the EU legislative good governance targets.
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Contents
Chapter 4 The Iberian Rivers | |
Chapter 5 Continental Atlantic Rivers | |
Chapter 6 The Rhine River Basin | |
Chapter 10 British and Irish Rivers | |
Chapter 11 Rivers of the Balkans | |
Chapter 12 The Italian Rivers | |
Chapter 13 Western Steppic Rivers | |
Chapter 14 Rivers of the Central European Highlands and Plains | |
Chapter 15 Rivers of the Boreal Uplands | |
Chapter 16 Baltic and Eastern Continental Rivers | |
Chapter 17 Rivers of Turkey | |
Chapter 7 The Rhône River Basin | |
Chapter 8 The Fennoscandian Shield | |
Chapter 9 Arctic Rivers | |
Chapter 18 Ural River Basin | |
A Personal Perspectives | |
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