5. Conclusion
This brief overview of the lake environment and its evolution under human influence shows the richness and fragility of these ecosystems. For over a century, under the initial impetus of François-Alphonse Forel, scientific knowledge of lakes has progressed enormously. We now know the biophysical and chemical processes that characterize the functioning of a lake; we know how to characterize the interactions that exist between a given lake and its watershed; we know how to identify (and sometimes quantify, including financially) the services provided by these ecosystems, as well as the anthropogenic causes of lake degradation and the associated loss of services and uses; Finally, we have mastered the tools and methods of remediation and ecological engineering, making it possible to restore satisfactory environmental quality, in terms of overall functioning of the lake ecosystem, ecological...
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Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 23, 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJEU L 327 of December 22, 2000). Also known as the "WFD".
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of December 19, 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ L 364 of...
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