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Linking the past to the present: the use of palaeoenvironmental data for establishing reference conditions for the Water Framework Directive

Foster, I. D. L. and Greenwood, M. T. (2016) Linking the past to the present: the use of palaeoenvironmental data for establishing reference conditions for the Water Framework Directive. In: Gilvear, D. J., Greenwood, M. T., Thoms, M. C. and Wood, P. J. (eds.) River Science: Research and Management for the 21st Century. Chichester: John Wiley. pp. 61-83.

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Abstract:
The aim of this chapter is to review the type of palaeoenvironmental evidence that might be obtained in order to establish reference conditions for the Water Framework Directive. We evaluate the barriers to their effective establishment and, finally, we explore the potentially uncomfortable relationship that appears to exist between policy, management and science in effectively delivering improvements in European river conditions. We explore the potential value of several depositional environments for determining reference conditions in the context of the WFD but have deliberately omitted a detailed review of evidence available from river terraces.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Catchment system, ecological reference conditions, fluvial landscape, lake sediment-based archives, alaeochannel sediments, palaeoenvironmental evidence, Water Framework Directive
Subjects:
Q Science > QH Natural history > QH540 Ecology > QH541.5.S7 Stream ecology
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences > GE300 Environmental management
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography > GB651 Hydrology. Water > GB980 Ground and surface waters > GB1201 Rivers. Stream measurements
Q Science > QE Geology > QE500 Dynamic and structural geology > QE571 Sedimentation and deposition
Creators:
Foster, I. D. L. and Greenwood, M. T.
Editors:
Gilvear, D. J., Greenwood, M. T., Thoms, M. C. and Wood, P. J.
Publisher:
John Wiley
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
Faculties > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology > Environmental Science
Date:
11 March 2016
Date Type:
Published Online
Page Range:
pp. 61-83
Title of Book:
River Science: Research and Management for the 21st Century
Place of Publication:
Chichester
Number of Pages:
416
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781119994343
DOI:
10.1002/9781118643525.ch4
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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