The Seine system: introduction to a multidisciplinary approach of the functioning of a regional river system.
Sci Total Environ
; 375(1-3): 1-12, 2007 Apr 01.
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| ID: mdl-17250875
ABSTRACT
The Seine basin (France) is dominated by the megalopolis of Paris (10 millions inhabitants), surrounded by intensive agricultural areas it represents an important example of regional territory strongly affected by anthropogenic activity. In the scope of the PIREN-Seine program, an interdisciplinary study of this basin was conducted. This paper introduces a special issue of the Science of the Total Environment devoted to the results of this program. It summarizes the main features of the Seine river system, the physical characteristics of its drainage network and its watershed, and the nature and spatial distribution of human activities. The scientific approaches used for the study of the system are described, emphasizing the role of material budgeting, mathematical modeling and historical reconstruction. Some functional characteristics of the Seine watershed and drainage network are summarized, showing that the system is now essentially controlled by anthropogenic constraints.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Monitoramento Ambiental
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Rios
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Modelos Teóricos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sci Total Environ
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França