RIVER BASIN & NATURAL LAKE MANAGEMENT

• Other Authors: Mohd Ekhwan Toriman (Editor), Mushrifah Idris (Editor), Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin (Editor), Nur Emilia Abas (Editor), Nor Rohaizah Jamil (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Kuala Terengganu Penerbit UniSZA 2015
• Subjects: Watershed management > Chini Lake (Pahang) > Malaysia; Lake ecology > Chini Lake (Pahang) > Malaysia; Lakes > Management > Chini Lake (Pahang) > Malaysia
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 Water is an important medium of any ecosystem in the world, both in qualitative and quantitative terms. Reduced water quantity and deteriorated water quality both have serious negative impacts on ecosystems. The water quality of running water ecosystems is determined by the geology, climate, and human activities in the drainage basin. Running water ecosystems have complex food webs that are adapted to local conditions. In order to protect and maintain natural populations of most large freshwater species, which frequently have important commercial value, we must ensure the integrity of the natural food web to which those populations belong. Nowadays, human population has explode tremendously with over six billion inhabitants on earth. It is anticipated that water shortages will involve countries that face rapid growing populations, mainly in Africa, Middle East, South Asia and South America including Malaysia.