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- Kløve, Bjørn, et al.
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Protection of GDE related ecosystem services in future groundwater resources management: current policies, methods and future recommendations
- 2013
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Reports (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- Groundwater dependent ecosystems have a high biodiversity and many ecosystem services and their future protection is important. At present, little information is available on the role of groundwater in ecosystems let alone criteria for ecosystem protection. This report makes a critical analysis of present knowledge and seeks for new ways to understand and manage these systems. This is needed to manage groundwater bodies as intended in the European water directives (GWD and WFD) that strive to improve the status of groundwater and surface water. The report includes issues such as sustainability, legal issues, conceptual models, risk valuation and impact assessment methods.
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