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GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Analysis Method for Assessment of Lake Ecosystems Degradation—Case Study in Romania

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  • Sorin Avram

    (National Institute for Economic Research “Costin C. Kiriţescu” (INCE), Romanian Academy, 13 September Street, No. 13, 050711 Bucharest, Romania
    Department of Geography, University of Craiova, Al. I. Cuza Street, No. 13, 200585 Craiova, Romania)

  • Corina Cipu

    (National Institute for Economic Research “Costin C. Kiriţescu” (INCE), Romanian Academy, 13 September Street, No. 13, 050711 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Ana-Maria Corpade

    (National Institute for Economic Research “Costin C. Kiriţescu” (INCE), Romanian Academy, 13 September Street, No. 13, 050711 Bucharest, Romania
    Faculty of Geography, Babes-Bolyai University, Clinicilor Street, No 5-7, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Carmen Adriana Gheorghe

    (National Institute for Economic Research “Costin C. Kiriţescu” (INCE), Romanian Academy, 13 September Street, No. 13, 050711 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Nicolae Manta

    (Department of Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, Libertăţii Boulevard, No. 12, 040129 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Mihaita-Iulian Niculae

    (National Institute for Economic Research “Costin C. Kiriţescu” (INCE), Romanian Academy, 13 September Street, No. 13, 050711 Bucharest, Romania
    Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, University of Bucharest, Nicolae Balcescu Boulevard No. 1, 010041 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Ionuţ Silviu Pascu

    (National Institute for Economic Research “Costin C. Kiriţescu” (INCE), Romanian Academy, 13 September Street, No. 13, 050711 Bucharest, Romania
    Department of Forest Monitoring, National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry “Marin Drăcea”, 128 Eroilor Blvd., 077190 Voluntari, Romania)

  • Róbert Eugen Szép

    (Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Economics, Socio—Human Science and Engineering, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Piaţa Libertăţii 1, 530104 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
    Doctoral School of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság 6, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
    Institute for Research and Development for Hunting and Mountain Resources, Progresului 35B, 530240 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)

  • Steliana Rodino

    (National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Spl. Independentei, nr 296, 060031 Bucharest, Romania
    Institute of Research for Agriculture Economy and Rural Development, Bd. Marasti, nr 61, 011464 Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

In general, the elaboration of the synthesis of water quality in Romania is based on the processing of a large volume of information coming from primary analytical data collected with a constant frequency by the organisms with a specific role in water quality monitoring. This study proposes a novel methodology for multi-criteria analysis aiming to evaluate the degradation state of lake ecosystems. The cornerstone of the newly presented methodology is a geographic information system (GIS) automated tool, involving the assessment of potential degradation sources affecting the watershed that supply the lakes with water. The methodology was tested by performing an analysis on 30 lakes in Romania. The lakes belong to different geographical areas, owing various natural specific conditions and were selected to fit to various types and specific local conditions. The calculation of the WRASTIC-HI (Wastewater–Recreation–Agriculture–Size–Transportation–Industry–Cover–Hazard Index) revealed that, out of 30 lake ecosystems selected as the case study, two lakes were fully degraded, 24 lakes were semi-degraded, and four were in a natural state. The four lakes characterised by a natural state are located in mountainous regions or in the Danube Delta. The results obtained on the selected lakes proved that the proposed index calculation corresponded in all case studies to the real field situation, highlighting thus the accuracy of the assessing process and increased advantages of the assessment’s automation.

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  • Sorin Avram & Corina Cipu & Ana-Maria Corpade & Carmen Adriana Gheorghe & Nicolae Manta & Mihaita-Iulian Niculae & Ionuţ Silviu Pascu & Róbert Eugen Szép & Steliana Rodino, 2021. "GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Analysis Method for Assessment of Lake Ecosystems Degradation—Case Study in Romania," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-23, May.
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