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Doulgeris, Charalampos; Ntislidou, Chrysoula; Petriki, Olga; Zervas, Dimitrios; Nikolaidou, Rafaela; Bobori, Dimitra C.
Assessment of Environmentally Minimum Water Level in a Mediterranean Lake Using Morphological, Hydrological and Biological Factors Δημοσίευση σε επιστημονικό περιοδικό
In: Sustainability, vol. 16, no. 2, 2024, ISSN: 2071-1050.
Περίληψη | Σύνδεσμοι | BibTeX | Ετικέτες: Building and Construction, Geography, Management, Monitoring, Planning and Development, Policy and Law, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
@article{Doulgeris2024,
title = {Assessment of Environmentally Minimum Water Level in a Mediterranean Lake Using Morphological, Hydrological and Biological Factors},
author = {Charalampos Doulgeris and Chrysoula Ntislidou and Olga Petriki and Dimitrios Zervas and Rafaela Nikolaidou and Dimitra C. Bobori},
doi = {10.3390/su16020933},
issn = {2071-1050},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-01-22},
urldate = {2024-01-22},
journal = {Sustainability},
volume = {16},
number = {2},
publisher = {MDPI AG},
abstract = {Water resources management requires comprehensive and integrated approaches that jointly consider hydrological, ecological and social factors. The assessment of lakes’ environmentally minimum water level is a critical tool for the sustainable management and protection of their ecosystems. This work combines the morphological, hydrological and biological factors of a Mediterranean lake (Lake Volvi, northern Greece) to assess its environmentally minimum water level. Initially, the morphological characteristics of the lake’s bottom were analyzed, with consideration given to the protection of the lake’s ecosystem and to the need to meet the water requirements for economic activities. Then, a hydromorphological analysis was conducted, relying on the surface water inflows to the lake from its hydrological catchment and the lake’s water level -volume relationship. In addition, the water level requirements of the biological communities of macrophytes, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish, as revealed after samplings were taken from the lake’s littoral zone, are considered. Based on the above methodologies, the environmentally minimum water level of Lake Volvi is proposed to be lowered by as much as 35.8 m from February to May and 35.3 m from June to January in order to maintain the ecological integrity of the lake and the sustainable use of its water resources. The present study establishes a foundation for informed water resource management; however, ongoing research can improve methodologies and address emerging questions, fostering advancements in sustainable water management practices.},
keywords = {Building and Construction, Geography, Management, Monitoring, Planning and Development, Policy and Law, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment},
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Water resources management requires comprehensive and integrated approaches that jointly consider hydrological, ecological and social factors. The assessment of lakes’ environmentally minimum water level is a critical tool for the sustainable management and protection of their ecosystems. This work combines the morphological, hydrological and biological factors of a Mediterranean lake (Lake Volvi, northern Greece) to assess its environmentally minimum water level. Initially, the morphological characteristics of the lake’s bottom were analyzed, with consideration given to the protection of the lake’s ecosystem and to the need to meet the water requirements for economic activities. Then, a hydromorphological analysis was conducted, relying on the surface water inflows to the lake from its hydrological catchment and the lake’s water level -volume relationship. In addition, the water level requirements of the biological communities of macrophytes, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish, as revealed after samplings were taken from the lake’s littoral zone, are considered. Based on the above methodologies, the environmentally minimum water level of Lake Volvi is proposed to be lowered by as much as 35.8 m from February to May and 35.3 m from June to January in order to maintain the ecological integrity of the lake and the sustainable use of its water resources. The present study establishes a foundation for informed water resource management; however, ongoing research can improve methodologies and address emerging questions, fostering advancements in sustainable water management practices.
Mavromati, Efpraxia; Kemitzoglou, Dimitra; Tsiaoussi, Vasiliki; Lazaridou, Maria
A new WFD—compliant littoral macroinvertebrate index for monitoring and assessment of Mediterranean lakes (HeLLBI) Δημοσίευση σε επιστημονικό περιοδικό
In: Environ Monit Assess, vol. 193, no. 11, 2021, ISSN: 1573-2959.
Περίληψη | Σύνδεσμοι | BibTeX | Ετικέτες: General Environmental Science, General Medicine, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Pollution
@article{Mavromati2021,
title = {A new WFD—compliant littoral macroinvertebrate index for monitoring and assessment of Mediterranean lakes (HeLLBI)},
author = {Efpraxia Mavromati and Dimitra Kemitzoglou and Vasiliki Tsiaoussi and Maria Lazaridou},
doi = {10.1007/s10661-021-09493-1},
issn = {1573-2959},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-10-23},
journal = {Environ Monit Assess},
volume = {193},
number = {11},
publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
abstract = {A new multimetric index (HeLLBI) based on littoral benthic macroinvertebrates is presented in this paper for classification of Greek natural lakes, in compliance with the requirements of Water Framework Directive (WFD). The method was developed based on the collection of littoral benthic invertebrate fauna and environmental data from 109 sampling sites in 21 natural lakes of the Greek National Water Monitoring Network. We focused the analysis on the effects of shore morphological alterations and eutrophication to the littoral invertebrate fauna, identified to family level, except oligochaetes, which were identified as a class, and more particularly to taxonomic composition and abundance, to taxa sensitivity, and to richness/diversity. Three metrics were included in the multimeric index: the relative abundance of Odonata classes, the Average Score per Taxon, and the Simpson’s diversity index. The metrics were converted to ecological quality ratios and ecological class boundaries were defined. The final multimetric index HeLLBI is expressed as an arithmetic average of normalized ecological quality ratios of the above metrics and a final score was assigned to each lake. Pressure-response relationships of HeLLBI scores were statistically tested for morphological alterations, expressed as percentage of artificial shoreline, and eutrophication, expressed as total phosphorus. The HeLLBI scores correspond to ecological classes, according to WFD, and sampling sites with different ecological status contained distinct biological communities; those at high status where more diverse and with sensitive taxa and as the water quality deteriorated, macroinvertebrate assemblages consisted of fewer and more tolerant to degradation taxa. The HeLLBI method gave a reliable assessment of littoral benthic invertebrate fauna of Greek natural lakes and could be a useful tool for the classification of ecological status of other Mediterranean lakes.},
keywords = {General Environmental Science, General Medicine, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Pollution},
pubstate = {published},
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A new multimetric index (HeLLBI) based on littoral benthic macroinvertebrates is presented in this paper for classification of Greek natural lakes, in compliance with the requirements of Water Framework Directive (WFD). The method was developed based on the collection of littoral benthic invertebrate fauna and environmental data from 109 sampling sites in 21 natural lakes of the Greek National Water Monitoring Network. We focused the analysis on the effects of shore morphological alterations and eutrophication to the littoral invertebrate fauna, identified to family level, except oligochaetes, which were identified as a class, and more particularly to taxonomic composition and abundance, to taxa sensitivity, and to richness/diversity. Three metrics were included in the multimeric index: the relative abundance of Odonata classes, the Average Score per Taxon, and the Simpson’s diversity index. The metrics were converted to ecological quality ratios and ecological class boundaries were defined. The final multimetric index HeLLBI is expressed as an arithmetic average of normalized ecological quality ratios of the above metrics and a final score was assigned to each lake. Pressure-response relationships of HeLLBI scores were statistically tested for morphological alterations, expressed as percentage of artificial shoreline, and eutrophication, expressed as total phosphorus. The HeLLBI scores correspond to ecological classes, according to WFD, and sampling sites with different ecological status contained distinct biological communities; those at high status where more diverse and with sensitive taxa and as the water quality deteriorated, macroinvertebrate assemblages consisted of fewer and more tolerant to degradation taxa. The HeLLBI method gave a reliable assessment of littoral benthic invertebrate fauna of Greek natural lakes and could be a useful tool for the classification of ecological status of other Mediterranean lakes.
Mavromati, Efpraxia; Kagalou, Ifigenia; Kemitzoglou, Dimitra; Apostolakis, Antonis; Seferlis, Miltiadis; Tsiaoussi, Vasiliki
Relationships Among Land Use Patterns, Hydromorphological Features and Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Waters: WFD Lake Monitoring in Greece Δημοσίευση σε επιστημονικό περιοδικό
In: Environ. Process., vol. 5, no. S1, pp. 139–151, 2018, ISSN: 2198-7505.
Περίληψη | Σύνδεσμοι | BibTeX | Ετικέτες: Environmental Engineering, Health, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Pollution, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology
@article{Mavromati2018,
title = {Relationships Among Land Use Patterns, Hydromorphological Features and Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Waters: WFD Lake Monitoring in Greece},
author = {Efpraxia Mavromati and Ifigenia Kagalou and Dimitra Kemitzoglou and Antonis Apostolakis and Miltiadis Seferlis and Vasiliki Tsiaoussi},
doi = {10.1007/s40710-018-0315-6},
issn = {2198-7505},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-06-22},
journal = {Environ. Process.},
volume = {5},
number = {S1},
pages = {139--151},
publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
abstract = {The national monitoring network of waters in Greece, in the context of Water Framework Directive (WFD), comprises 50 lake water bodies, both natural and artificial. The aims of the study are: (i) to present the pressures resulting from land cover and population density at river basin level; and (ii) to link catchment area features with physicochemical results from the first period of WFD monitoring. Land cover, population data in the catchment and physicochemical parameters were the main variables used in order to assess the lakes of the Greek WFD monitoring network. Intensive agriculture and urbanization, described as population density, proved to be the main pressure of severe impacted lakes as they were both highly associated with total phosphorus. Principal Components Analysis was used to position the Greek lakes along physical and chemical attributes, such as secchi depth, total phosphorus and ion concentrations and separate them according to their water quality. Clear reservoirs and natural lakes with high secchi depth were separated from more impacted ones with low secchi depth revealing a gradient of eutrophication, the most crucial anthropogenic pressure in Greece and in the Mediterranean area. The sustainable management of Greek lakes requires mitigation measures at a catchment scale, in order to regulate land uses, as well as site specific measures when needed.},
keywords = {Environmental Engineering, Health, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Pollution, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
The national monitoring network of waters in Greece, in the context of Water Framework Directive (WFD), comprises 50 lake water bodies, both natural and artificial. The aims of the study are: (i) to present the pressures resulting from land cover and population density at river basin level; and (ii) to link catchment area features with physicochemical results from the first period of WFD monitoring. Land cover, population data in the catchment and physicochemical parameters were the main variables used in order to assess the lakes of the Greek WFD monitoring network. Intensive agriculture and urbanization, described as population density, proved to be the main pressure of severe impacted lakes as they were both highly associated with total phosphorus. Principal Components Analysis was used to position the Greek lakes along physical and chemical attributes, such as secchi depth, total phosphorus and ion concentrations and separate them according to their water quality. Clear reservoirs and natural lakes with high secchi depth were separated from more impacted ones with low secchi depth revealing a gradient of eutrophication, the most crucial anthropogenic pressure in Greece and in the Mediterranean area. The sustainable management of Greek lakes requires mitigation measures at a catchment scale, in order to regulate land uses, as well as site specific measures when needed.
Zervas, Dimitrios; Tsiaoussi, Vasiliki; Tsiripidis, Ioannis
HeLM: a macrophyte-based method for monitoring and assessment of Greek lakes Δημοσίευση σε επιστημονικό περιοδικό
In: Environ Monit Assess, vol. 190, no. 6, 2018, ISSN: 1573-2959.
Περίληψη | Σύνδεσμοι | BibTeX | Ετικέτες: General Environmental Science, General Medicine, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Pollution
@article{Zervas2018,
title = {HeLM: a macrophyte-based method for monitoring and assessment of Greek lakes},
author = {Dimitrios Zervas and Vasiliki Tsiaoussi and Ioannis Tsiripidis},
doi = {10.1007/s10661-018-6708-1},
issn = {1573-2959},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-05},
journal = {Environ Monit Assess},
volume = {190},
number = {6},
publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
abstract = {The Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires Member States to develop appropriate assessment methods for the classification of the ecological status of their surface waters. Mediterranean region has lagged behind in this task, so we propose here the first developed method for Greek lakes, Hellenic Lake Macrophyte (HeLM) assessment method. This method is based on two metrics, a modified trophic index and maximum colonization depth Cmax that quantify the degree of changes in lake macrophytic vegetation, as a response to eutrophication and general degradation pressures. The method was developed on the basis of a data set sampled from 272 monitoring transects in 16 Greek lakes. Sites from three lakes were selected as potential reference sites by using a screening process. Ecological quality ratios were calculated for each metric and for each lake, and ecological status class boundaries were defined. For the evaluation of effectiveness of the method, the correlations between individual metrics and final HeLM values and common pressure indicators, such as total phosphorus, chlorophyll a and Secchi depth, were tested and found highly significant and relatively strong. In addition, the ability of HeLM values and its individual metrics to distinguish between different macrophytic communities’ structure was checked using aquatic plant life-forms and found satisfactory. The HeLM method gave a reliable assessment of the macrophytic vegetation’s condition in Greek lakes and may constitute a useful tool for the classification of ecological status of other Mediterranean lakes.},
keywords = {General Environmental Science, General Medicine, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Pollution},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires Member States to develop appropriate assessment methods for the classification of the ecological status of their surface waters. Mediterranean region has lagged behind in this task, so we propose here the first developed method for Greek lakes, Hellenic Lake Macrophyte (HeLM) assessment method. This method is based on two metrics, a modified trophic index and maximum colonization depth Cmax that quantify the degree of changes in lake macrophytic vegetation, as a response to eutrophication and general degradation pressures. The method was developed on the basis of a data set sampled from 272 monitoring transects in 16 Greek lakes. Sites from three lakes were selected as potential reference sites by using a screening process. Ecological quality ratios were calculated for each metric and for each lake, and ecological status class boundaries were defined. For the evaluation of effectiveness of the method, the correlations between individual metrics and final HeLM values and common pressure indicators, such as total phosphorus, chlorophyll a and Secchi depth, were tested and found highly significant and relatively strong. In addition, the ability of HeLM values and its individual metrics to distinguish between different macrophytic communities’ structure was checked using aquatic plant life-forms and found satisfactory. The HeLM method gave a reliable assessment of the macrophytic vegetation’s condition in Greek lakes and may constitute a useful tool for the classification of ecological status of other Mediterranean lakes.
