Wetlands Management in Northern Greece: An Empirical Survey

Zafeiriou, Eleni; Andrea, Veronika; Tampakis, Stilianos; Karanikola, Paraskevi

doi:10.3390/w12113181

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“…On the contrary, from the ecological engineering perspective, P. australis is often hailed in phytoremediation and greywater treatments [46]. Overall, the actual relationship, at least at the utilitarian or practical level, between P. australis and humans competing for wetland habitats can be described as "good" and "bad" news, depending on the circumstance [36,46]. Therefore, the adaptive feature of the plant allows it to regrow from its rich seedbed [46] routinely over one or three years, making its control follow the same pattern of reoccurrence.…”

Section: Phragmites Australis (Common Reed): Traits and Reed Bed Burn...mentioning

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“…This historical context is essential for comprehending that wetlands once characterized Greece's landscape despite its mountainous terrain or the dominant public perception as an insular setup. These former wetlands now constitute the existing plains and agricultural lands that play a crucial role in the country's current landscape and farming practices [34][35][36]. Today, about 400 large and small wetlands are inventoried in Greece.…”

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Leveraging Reed Bed Burnings as Indicators of Wetland Conversion in Modern Greece

Gaganis,

Troumbis,

Kontos

2024

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This study explores the historical occurrence of wetland ecosystems in Greece by using recurring Phragmites australis (common reed) burnings as an indicator. Phragmites australis, a plant closely associated with wetlands, provides excellent insights into wetland distribution. We establish a substantial association between reed fires and historical wetland existence in Greece using geographical and statistical analysis, with these fires exhibiting remarkable constancy across time. Using Corine land-cover (CLC) data, we extend our analysis into land-use dynamics, demonstrating that places with the highest reed-bed-fire rates were originally wetlands, particularly those converted into permanent irrigated land and areas with complex agriculture patterns. We find spatial commonalities between reed fires and past wetland existence by analyzing fire occurrence across three main categories: reed fires, agricultural land fires, and grassland fires. Historical records of wetland conversion into agricultural land (or land reclamation works) in locations such as Yianitsa and Kopaida give context to our findings. Visualizations confirm the clustering of reed fires around these converted agricultural regions. In summary, our study offers a unique indicator based on Phragmites australis burnings that can be used to identify previous wetland-type ecosystems, with Mediterranean-wide implications. Despite data constraints, this study adds to the conversation about wetland preservation and sustainable land-use management.

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Leveraging Reed Bed Burnings as Indicators of Wetland Conversion in Modern Greece

Gaganis,

Troumbis,

Kontos

2024

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Sustainable management of wetlands in east Africa: A case of Akagera Wetland in the north-western Tanzania

Mkonda¹

2022

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Assessing Lake Response to Extreme Climate Change Using the Coupled MIKE SHE/MIKE 11 Model: Case Study of Lake Zazari in Greece

Papadimos

Demertzi

Papamichail

2022

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Lakes, either artificial or natural, are greatly important as a component in their catchments’ hydrology, but also as ecosystem service providers. However, due to climate change, they have begun to face numerous problems with their water quality and quantity. Furthermore, general circulation models (GCMs) show future climate change with a reduction in rainfall and increase in temperature. The aim of the current study is to present an application where GCMs and state-of-the-art hydrological modelling system MIKE SHE/MIKE 11 are combined for assessing the response of a Greek lake in terms of its water balance and water level under climate change. Four general circulation models (GCMs; GFDL-CM3, MIROC-ESM-CHEM, MIROC-ESM, IPSL-CM5A-LR) for the extreme climate change scenario of RCP8.5 were used in the basin of Lake Zazari in Greece as a case study. Results showed that, by keeping the irrigated demands (the main water user) unchanged in the future, the lake exhibited a lower water level for all GCMs, fluctuating from −0.70 to −1.8 m for the mean (min) water level and from −0.30 to −1.20 m for the mean (max) water level. Instead of the above and by preserving the amount of withdraw water n from the lake at a certain percentage of inflows, the irrigated area should be reduced from 54.1% to 64.05% depending on the circulation model.

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Wetlands Management in Northern Greece: An Empirical Survey

Cited by 3 publications

References 30 publications

Leveraging Reed Bed Burnings as Indicators of Wetland Conversion in Modern Greece

Leveraging Reed Bed Burnings as Indicators of Wetland Conversion in Modern Greece

Sustainable management of wetlands in east Africa: A case of Akagera Wetland in the north-western Tanzania

Assessing Lake Response to Extreme Climate Change Using the Coupled MIKE SHE/MIKE 11 Model: Case Study of Lake Zazari in Greece

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