Nutrient-based ecological consideration of a temporary river catchment affected by a reservoir operation to facilitate efficient management

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 847-854

  Tzoraki, Ourania A ^a   Dörflinger, Gerald ^b   Kathijotes, Nicholas ^c   Kontou, Artemis ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Cyprus)

^c CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^d Akzo Nobel Coatings   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Hydrologic regime; Kouris river; Measures; Reservoir; Temporary rivers; TMDLs; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; CYPRUS; EFFICIENT MANAGEMENTS; HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS; HYDROLOGIC REGIME; MEASURES; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS; TMDLS;

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

NUTRIENTS;

DRINKING WATER;

CATCHMENT; FLASH FLOOD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RESERVOIR; RIVER BASIN; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CYPRUS; HYDROLOGY; RIVER BASIN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WETLAND;

CYPRUS; KOURIS BASIN; LIMASSOL;

CYPRUS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84896746931     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.783     Document Type: Article

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