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Water and Environment in the Selenga-Baikal Basin International Research Cooperation for an Ecoregion of Global Relevance Martin Kappas, Daniel Karthe, Sergey Chalov, Nikolay Kasimov, Martin Kappas, Marcus Malsy, Martina Flörke, Martin Kappas, Tsolmon Renchin, Selenge Munkhbayar, Oyudari Vova, Jan Degener, Enkhbayar Dandar, Jesús Carrera, Buyankhishig Nemer, Gunsmaa Batbayar, Daniel Karthe, Martin Pfeiffer, Wolf von Tümpling, Galina Shinkareva, Nikolay Kasimov, Mikhail Lychagin, Sergey Chalov, Anna Romanchenko, Ekaterina Promakhova, Nikolay Alexeevsky, Nicolas Le Dantec, Nathalie Babonneau, Marcaurélio Franzetti, Christophe Delacourt, Yosef Akhtman, Alexander Ayurzhanaev, Pascal Le Roy, S. Enkh-Amgalan, D. Dorjgotov, J. Oyungerel, D. Enkh-Taivan, O. Batkhishig, Petr Gunin, E.V. Danzhalova, Sergey Bazha, Till Luckenbach, Daria Bedulina, Maxim Timofeyev
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Erdsicht ; 23.
- Erdsicht - Einblicke in geographische und geoinformationstechnische Arbeitsweisen
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asia.
- Russia.
- lake basin.
- mining.
- management system.
- lake baikal.
- nature.
- river.
- water resources.
- selenga river.
- environment.
- waste water.
- climate change.
- environmental monitoring.
- mongolia.
- water consumption.
- ecosystem.
- anthropogenic impact.
- contamination.
- agriculture.
- Local Subjects:
- Asia.
- Russia.
- lake basin.
- mining.
- management system.
- lake baikal.
- nature.
- river.
- water resources.
- selenga river.
- environment.
- waste water.
- climate change.
- environmental monitoring.
- mongolia.
- water consumption.
- ecosystem.
- anthropogenic impact.
- contamination.
- agriculture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hannover ibidem 2016
- Biography/History:
- Prof. Dr. Martin Kappas is Professor for Physical Geography and holds the Chair of Cartography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Remote Sensing (RS) at the Institute of Geography, Goettingen University. His research interest is the use of RS / GIS and in situ data to study landscape dynamics, including land cover / land use change (LULCC) for the future development and evaluation of ecosystem services under changing societal development. Another long-term research focus is the investigation of climate and human impact on vegetation in Central Asia where he developed methods for the acquisition of biophysical variables (LAI, fPAR etc.) to model NPP, GPP, NEP, and ecosystem services.
- Dr. Daniel Karthe works as a scientist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Magdeburg, Germany. He has coordinated several international research projects on water resources management in the Selenga River Basin. Having obtained his PhD from Goettingen University (2009), his research interests include Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), hydrology, water quality, water hygiene, and urban water management. Currently, he is the speaker of the working group of Hydrology of the German Geographical Society.
- Prof. Dr. Sergey R. Chalov received his M.Sc. and Ph.D degrees in Fluvial Processes and Hydrology from the Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, in 2004 and 2007 respectively. His research interests cover a vast range of water-related topics, including fl uvial processes, environmental hydraulics, hydraulic risks, sediment transport, transboundary rivers and sediment transport. He is the author of more than 90 journal papers and 4 books and has a signifi cant expertise on the Selenga River Basin.
- Prof. Dr. Nikolay Kasimov is the President of the Faculty of Geography at the Lomonosov Moscow State University and Head of the Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography. He is a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and serves as First Vice-President of the Russian Geographical Society. Prof. Kasimov is among Russia's leading experts in environmental geochemistry. He coordinated numerous international research projects, including the Russian Geographical Society's project on Selenga-Baikal research. He is the author of more than 300 scientifi c publications.
- Dr. Daniel Karthe works as a scientist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Magdeburg, Germany. He has coordinated several international research projects on water resources management in the Selenga River Basin. Having obtained his PhD from Goettingen University (2009), his research interests include Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), hydrology, water quality, water hygiene, and urban water management. Currently, he is the speaker of the working group of Hydrology of the German Geographical Society. Prof. Dr. Sergey R. Chalov received his M.Sc. and Ph.D degrees in Fluvial Processes and Hydrology from the Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, in 2004 and 2007 respectively. His research interests cover a vast range of water-related topics, including fl uvial processes, environmental hydraulics, hydraulic risks, sediment transport, transboundary rivers and sediment transport. He is the author of more than 90 journal papers and 4 books and has a signifi cant expertise on the Selenga River Basin. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Kasimov is the President of the Faculty of Geography at the Lomonosov Moscow State University and Head of the Department of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography. He is a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and serves as First Vice-President of the Russian Geographical Society. Prof. Kasimov is among Russia's leading experts in environmental geochemistry. He coordinated numerous international research projects, including the Russian Geographical Society's project on Selenga-Baikal research. He is the author of more than 300 scientifi c publications. Prof. Dr. Martin Kappas is Professor for Physical Geography and holds the Chair of Cartography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Remote Sensing (RS) at the Institute of Geography, Goettingen University. His research interest is the use of RS / GIS and in situ data to study landscape dynamics, including land cover / land use change (LULCC) for the future development and evaluation of ecosystem services under changing societal development. Another long-term research focus is the investigation of climate and human impact on vegetation in Central Asia where he developed methods for the acquisition of biophysical variables (LAI, fPAR etc.) to model NPP, GPP, NEP, and ecosystem services.
- Summary:
- The water resources of the Selenga River/Lake Baikal system are of fundamental importance for the ecosystems and socio-economic development of the region. In this large-scale river and lake basin, there are strong contrasts between regions of relatively pristine nature and massive anthropogenic impacts on the environment. Climate change effects are more pronounced than in most other parts of the earth, and the transition from socialism into a more market-oriented economy has led to a boom in mining but also to a partial collapse of environmental monitoring and urban waste water management systems. Moreover, the expansion of agriculture and mining has triggered a considerable land cover change, rising water consumption, and the release of contaminants that had previously been unknown to the region. The consequences for the water resources and the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems depending on them have become increasingly visible in recent years. This book, which is based on contributions to the 2014 "Bringing Together Selenga-Baikal Research Conference", provides a multidisciplinary insight into current water-related challenges and strategies for their solution from the viewpoint of the international scientific community.
- Contents:
- Contents; Water and Environment in the Selenga-Baikal Basin: International Research Cooperation for an Ecoregion of Global Relevance; I. Availability of surface and groundwater resources and the role of rising abstractions, climate and land use change; Large-scale modelling of water resources in the Selenga River Basin; Review of Long-term Satellite Data Series on Mongolia for the Study of Land Cover and Land Use; Drivers of Land degradation in Umnugobi Province; Evaluation of groundwater resources in the upper Tuul River basin, Mongolia
- II. Environmental pollution impacts of anthropogenic activitiesInfluence of urban settlement and mining activities on surface water quality in northern Mongolia; Heavy Metal Fluxes in the Rivers of the Selenga Basin; Linking Catchments to Rivers: Flood-driven Sediment and Contaminant Loads in the Selenga River; Hotspot Pollution Assessment: Cities of the Selenga River Basin; Geochemical Transformation of Soils Caused by Non-Ferric Ore Mining in the Selenga River Basin (Case Study of Zakamensk)
- Environmental-Geochemical Map of Ulaanbaatar City: Methodology of Compiling and Perspectives of ApplyingIII. Fluvial transport dynamics and morphology; Source to Sink: Water and Sediment Transport in the Selenga-Baikal Catchment; Morphological analysis of the upper reaches of the Kukuy Canyon derived from shallow bathymetry; IV. State of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems; Geo-ecological Issues in the Selenge River Basin Catchment; The natural risks caused by interactions between ecosystems of Selenga River Basin and the Central Asia
- Is the Endemic Fauna of Lake Baikal Affected by Global Change?The influence of BPPC on Baikal plankton - comparative study of phytoplankton in the point of influence of BPPC purified waste waters and in the reference clean point in 2005-2006 years; V. Water management; Floods in the Selenga River basin: research experience; Challenges for Science-Based IWRM Implementation in Mongolia: Experiences from the Kharaa River Basin; The EU-WFD as an Implementation Tool for IWRM in non-European countries - Case Study: Mongolia; Potential and feasibility of willow vegetation filters in Mongolia
- VI. Innovative monitoring techniquesLeman-Baikal: Remote Sensing of Lakes Using an Ultralight Plane; Advantages of Biosensor Water Quality Monitoring; The Multi-Species Freshwater Biomonitor: Applications in ecotoxicology and water quality biomonitoring
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9783838268538
- 3838268539
- Publisher Number:
- 9783838268538
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