Riparian Areas of Greece: Their Definition and Characteristics

Riparian areas are unique and of high importance ecosystems because they are adjacent to surface freshwater bodies suchas streams, rivers and lakes. They are the semi-aquatic transitional zones (ecotones) between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.Water, soil and vegetation are the three main charac...

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Main Authors: D. Gounaridis, D. Emmanouloudis, V. Iakovoglou, G. N. Zaimes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review
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Online Access:http://www.jestr.org/downloads/volume3/fulltext312010.pdf