This volume of the Chinese Water Systems subseries offers up-to-date and comprehensive
information on various aspects of the Poyang Lake the largest freshwater lake in China.
Following a detailed introduction of the lake basin the respective chapters present the
findings of studies examining surface and subsurface hydrology relationships between plant
ecology and pollution of the wetlands changes of land cover as well as the development of
modern computational approaches to create Environmental Information Systems for water
management. Moreover the results are supplemented by a wealth of numerical calculations
tables figures and photographs to make the research results more tangible. Closing with
concise information on the Research Centre for Environmental Information Science (RCEIS) the
book offers a valuable guide for researchers teachers and professionals working in the areas
of water environment water security and ecological restoration. The projects have been
supported by the Sino-German Centre for Science Promotion the Helmholtz Association and the
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
