TY - BOOK ID - 65498225 TI - Lake Biwa: Interactions between Nature and People : Second Edition AU - Kawanabe, Hiroya. AU - Nishino, Machiko. AU - Maehata, Masayoshi. PY - 2020 SN - 3030169693 3030169685 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Lake ecology KW - Nature KW - Effect of human beings on KW - Lakes KW - Freshwater ecology KW - Reservoir ecology KW - Ecology KW - Aquatic ecology . KW - Conservation biology. KW - Ecology . KW - Environmental management. KW - Biodiversity. KW - Ecosystems. KW - Freshwater & Marine Ecology. KW - Conservation Biology/Ecology. KW - Environmental Management. KW - Biocenoses KW - Biocoenoses KW - Biogeoecology KW - Biological communities KW - Biomes KW - Biotic community ecology KW - Communities, Biotic KW - Community ecology, Biotic KW - Ecological communities KW - Ecosystems KW - Natural communities KW - Population biology KW - Biological diversification KW - Biological diversity KW - Biotic diversity KW - Diversification, Biological KW - Diversity, Biological KW - Biology KW - Biocomplexity KW - Ecological heterogeneity KW - Numbers of species KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Environmental sciences KW - Management KW - Balance of nature KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Nature conservation KW - Aquatic biology KW - Biodiversitat KW - Ecologia humana KW - Ecologia aquàtica KW - Llacs KW - Japó KW - Aigua KW - Espais naturals KW - Ecologia dels llacs KW - Llacs internacionals KW - Llacunes KW - Sediments lacustres KW - Ecosistemes aquàtics KW - Biologia aquàtica KW - Ecologia KW - Ecologia d'aigua dolça KW - Ecologia marina KW - Ecologia social KW - Relacions home-natura KW - Relacions natura-home KW - Socioecologia KW - Biologia humana KW - Ciències socials KW - Medi ambient KW - Arqueologia ambiental KW - Ecofeminisme KW - Ecologia política KW - Influència de l'home en la natura KW - Influència del medi ambient en l'home KW - Població KW - Psicologia social KW - Qualitat de vida KW - Assentaments humans KW - Higiene ambiental KW - Geografia humana KW - Sociologia KW - Diversitat biològica KW - Diversitat d'ecosistemes KW - Diversitat d'espècies KW - Diversitat genètica KW - Biologia KW - Recursos genètics KW - Nihon KW - Nippon KW - Àsia oriental KW - Bonin (Japó : Arxipèlag) KW - Honshu (Japó : Illa) KW - Ryukyu (Japó : Arxipèlag) KW - Ryūkyū (Japó : Arxipèlag) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:65498225 AB - Although, the first edition had a similar focus, more than five years have passed since its publication and the biological and social circumstances of the lake have drastically changed due to, for example, the further expansion of alien species, the decrease of indigenous species, the progress of integrated watershed management by the Union of the Kansai Government which was established in 2010, the legislation of the Conservation and Restoration Act of Lake Biwa in 2015 and more. The new edition will therefore feature updated and new information on the above and more topics as well as updated and revised data based on the latest research. Inventories of respective taxa, especially those of small animals, are also revised based on the latest studies. Furthermore, this volume covers the characteristics of the biota of this ancient lake, but at the same time, it will also approach it as a ‘culture ancient lake’. Other topics also include water pollution, lakeshore development, the effects of global warming in the past and present, the influence of people, and countermeasures by local and national governments. Moreover, the volume also provides a comprehensive view on the future of Lake Biwa and that of its residents. Miraculously enough, this ancient lake has kept its water quality clear even until today despite the fact of more than 1.4 million people living on its shores. Finally, the book also gives indispensable information to those engaged in improving and conserving water regimes of lakes and other water bodies all over the world and to those interested in the culture and history of Japan. Lake Biwa is not only one of the rarest ancient lakes of the world, but the people’s involvement with the lake also goes back a long way. This is shown in the diverse culture developed in this area and in the various archaeological finds that date back as early as the Jomon Period, nearly 10.000 years ago. Today Lake Biwa fulfills an important role as a water resource by providing domestic, commercial, industrial, and agricultural water for over 14 million residents living around the Lake Biwa-Yodo River drainage basin. This updated volume focuses on the geological and biological features of the lake as well as on the long-term interactions between the people and the lake. ER -