Typology, classification and management issues of Greek lakes: Implication of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 150, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 469-484

  Kagalou, Ifigenia ^a,b   Leonardos, Ioannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EPIRUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abiotic; Biotic characteristics; Greek lakes; Management; Typology; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC; BIOTIC CHARACTERISTICS; GREEK LAKES; TYPOLOGY; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CATCHMENTS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; LAKES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MANAGEMENT; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CORRELATION; LAKE WATER; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TYPOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GREECE; HUMANS; PLANKTON; PLANTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 60349110128     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0245-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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