Environmental Management of River Basin Ecosystems
This book offers a unique collection of inter- and multidisciplinary studies on river systems. Rivers have been the prime source of sustenance since the advent of civilization and river systems often form the basis for agriculture, transport, water,
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Mu. Ramkumar K. Kumaraswamy R. Mohanraj Editors
Environmental Management of River Basin Ecosystems
Environmental Management of River Basin Ecosystems
Springer Earth System Sciences
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Mu. Ramkumar K. Kumaraswamy R. Mohanraj •
Editors
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Editors Mu. Ramkumar South East Asia Carbonate Research Laboratory (SeaCarl) Universiti Teknologi Petronas Tronoh Malaysia
R. Mohanraj Department of Environmental Management Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli India
and Depatment of Geology Periyar University Salem India
ISSN 2197-9596 Springer Earth System Sciences ISBN 978-3-319-13424-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13425-3
K. Kumaraswamy Department of Geography Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli India
ISSN 2197-960X
(electronic)
ISBN 978-3-319-13425-3
(eBook)
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Preface
Rivers have been the prime sources of sustenance for mankind. Man has continued to reap the benefits provided by the rivers for centuries, largely without understanding much of how the river ecosystem functions and maintains its vitality. Rivers play a significant role in the biogeochemical cycle and in the provision of water for domestic, agricultural, recreational, navigational, and industrial purposes and sediment and nutrients for the sustenance of natural ecosystems. A river basin is a basic geographic and climatological unit within which the vagaries of natural processes act and manifest at different spatiotemporal scales. The channels, the water, and the sediment transported and distributed within the river basin act as a unified system connec
