Symposia Biologica Hungarica 38. - Conservation and Management of Lakes (1989)

CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LAKES Edited by J. SALÁNKI and S. HERODEK (Symposia Biologica Hungarica 38) Lakes are one of the most precious endowments of mankind but they have become seriously endangered by reckless human activity in the last decades. Their protection needs inter­national cooperation. This volume contains selected papers of the Third International Conference on the Conservation and Manage­ment of Lakes, held in Keszthely, on the shore of Lake Balaton (Hungary). The book offers an overview of the global state of lake manage­ment, including the problems caused by eu­trophication, acidification and toxic organic chemical pollution. Information is given on many important lakes in Africa, Asia, Europe and America, e.g. Lakes Victoria, Baikal, Sevan and Ladoga. The case of the Laurentian Great Lakes serves as encouraging example of the international co­operation in lake conservation. Besides the ecological aspects of lake management the socio-economic, jurisdictional and institutional problems are also dealt with. Limnologists and other ecologists, specialists and decision-makers in environmental pro­tection and water resources management as well as students will find this book most useful. AKADÉMIAI KIADÓ BUDAPEST ISBN 963 05 5583 2

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