British and Irish rivers

Chris Soulsby; Doerthe Tetzlaff; Chris N. Gibbins; Iain A. Malcolm

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-102612-0.00010-9

British and Irish rivers

Chris Soulsby, Doerthe Tetzlaff, Chris N. Gibbins, Iain A. Malcolm

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The British Isles, comprising the United Kingdom (Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and the Republic of Ireland, lies at the northwest Atlantic seaboard of Europe. The latitude and longitude ranges from around 50°N to 61°N and 2°E to 11°W. As the landmasses of mainland Britain and the island of Ireland are small, the sea is always close, and the rivers are small in comparison with continental Europe. Despite this, the area has marked differences in climate, geology, and population densities that result in a diverse range of rivers with distinctive physical, chemical, and ecological characteristics and varying degrees of human impact.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Rivers of Europe
Editors	Klement Tockner, Christiane Zarfl, Christopher T. Robinson
Publisher	Elsevier
Chapter	10
Pages	547-591
Number of pages	45
Edition	2nd edition
ISBN (Electronic)	9780081026120
ISBN (Print)	9780081026137
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102612-0.00010-9
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Biogeochemistry
British isles
Catchments
Fisheries
Geomorphology
Land use

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