Main themes

Author(s): Cenk Gurevin Email (s): cgurevin@istanbul.edu.tr Institution or organization of origin: Istanbul University, Faculty of Aquatic Sciences Country: Turkey Abstract Conservation of biological diversity and ensuring the sustainability of natural resources are very important for the future of our world. Gradual reduction and pollution of water sources threaten natural life. Küçükçekmece Lagoon and Basin are adversely affected in this … Read more

Author(s): Melanie Kolb Email (s): melanesien@gmail.com Institution or organization of origin: Institute of Geography, UNAM Country: Mexico Abstract Conocer la condición de aguas epicontinentales es fundamental para cumplir con el marco regulatorio en México. Establecer un marco de indicadores que permita evaluar los servicios ecosistémicos hídricos (SEH) es obligatorio para su manejo y conservación. Se propone el concepto de … Read more

Author(s): Melanie Kolb Email (s): melanesien@gmail.com Institution or organization of origin: Institute of Geography, UNAM Country: Mexico Abstract La crisis del agua demanda una mejora en la gestión del agua, en la cual la participación ciudadana es un componente clave para fortalecer la gobernanza, ya que el monitoreo comunitario es una herramienta que permite vincular actores, datos y contextos. … Read more

Author(s): Sharon Van Tuylen Email (s): svantuylen@yahoo.com Institution or organization of origin: AGUALIMNO Country: Guatemala Abstract El Lago de Amatitlán es el cuarto lago más grande de Guatemala. Se sitúa en la vertiente del Pacífico a 25 km al suroeste de Ciudad Guatemala, por lo que se considera el principal reservorio de agua cercano a la ciudad capital. Su … Read more

Author(s): Sophanna Ly Email (s): lsophanna@gmail.com Institution or organization of origin: Tokyo Institute of Technology Country: Japan Abstract In the floodplain, water level regime affects vegetation (i.e., the distribution and structure). However, there is still a lack of understanding of the relation between the dynamic water level fluctuations and the vegetation. Therefore, we scrutinized the relation between the water … Read more

Author(s): Juan Grima Olmedo Email (s): j.grima@igme.es Institution or organization of origin: IGME-CSIC Country: Spain Abstract Talayuelas Lagoon is a Protected Natural Area of 29.66 hectares located within a Site of Community Interest (SCI) in the province of Cuenca (Spain). It is a Micro-Reserve since 2003, in order to protect species and their habitats, within the framework of strategies … Read more

Author(s): Ana Paula Montenegro Generino Email (s): ana.generino@ana.gov.br Institution or organization of origin: National Water and Sanitation Agency – ANA Country: Brazil Abstract To monitor the recovery of the Doce river basin after the collapse of the tailings dam from Fundão mining, located in Mariana, Minas Gerais/Brazil, the Program for Quali-Quantitative Monitoring of Water and Sediments of the Doce … Read more