The Lerma-Chapala Watershed

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Natural Resources and Management in the Basin

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Hydrology of the Lerma-Chapala Watershed

      • Javier Aparicio

      Pages 3-30

   3. Geology, Sediments and Soils

      • Pedro F. Zárate-Del Valle, François Michaud, Claude Parrón, Gabriel Solana-Espinoza, Isabel Israde-Alcántara, Hermes U. Ramírez-Sánchez et al.

      Pages 31-57

   4. Natural Resources Management in the Lerma-Chapala Basin

      • Benjamín de León-Mojarro, Raúl Medina-Mendoza, Arturo González-Casillas

      Pages 59-92

3. Pollution and Health

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93

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   2. Toxic Substances

      • Anne M. Hansen, Manfred van Afferden

      Pages 95-121

   3. Water Concentrations, Bioaccumulation, and Human Health Implications of Heavy Metals in Lake Chapala

      • Jenny Ayla Jay, Tim E. Ford

      Pages 123-136

4. Lake Chapala

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137

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   2. An Introduction to the Limnology of Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico

      • Owen T. Lind, Laura Dávalos-Lind

      Pages 139-149

   3. Hydro-meteorology of Lake Chapala

      • Anatoliy E. Filonov, Irina E. Tereshchenko, César O. Monzón

      Pages 151-182

   4. Nutrients and Eutrophication in Lake Chapala

      • José de Anda, Harvey Shear

      Pages 183-198

   5. Phytoplankton and Bacterioplankton Production and Trophic Relations in Lake Chapala

      • Laura Dávalos-Lind, Owen T. Lind

      Pages 199-214

   6. Fish Fauna of Lake Chapala

      • Rodrigo Moncayo-Estrada, Héctor René Buelna-Osben

      Pages 215-242

5. Social and Economical Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 243-243

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   2. On the Shore: Social Awareness Regarding Lake Chapala and its Environment

      • Pablo Chávez-Hernández

      Pages 245-268

   3. Social Characterization of the Lerma-Chapala River Basin

      • Sonia Dávila-Poblete, Ana Helena Treviño-Carrillo

      Pages 269-290

   4. Competition for Water in the Lerma-Chapala Basin

      • Christopher A. Scott, Paula Silva-Ochoa, Valentín Florencio-Cruz, Philippus Wester

      Pages 291-323

   5. ProEstado—MAUA®

      • Juan Manuel Huerta, Montserrat Serra, Ricardo Sandoval

      Pages 325-341

   6. Institutional Arrangements for Water Management in the Lerma-Chapala Basin

      • Philippus Wester, Roberto Melville, Sergio Ramos-Osorio

      Pages 343-369

James O. Leckie Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-4020, USA Nearly 10 years have passed since the beginning of the systematic studies of the Lerma-Chapala Basin coordinated by the Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua. Although many public and private institutions, universities and research centers have conducted studies on the Lerma­ Chapala Basin over the last two decades, the need for a comprehensive summary of the findings of those studies has become increasingly obvious and important for this critical water resource. The Lerma-Chapala Basin is located in the central part of Mexico, and partly occupies five states. The watershed comprises the Lerma river and Lake Chapala. With a length of over 700 km, the tributary watershed covers 2 approximately 54,000 km . The basin accounts for more than one-third of the country's economic activity, one-fifth of all commerce and one-eighth of the nation's agricultural land. The watershed receives 3% of the country's total rainfall, less than 1 % of the runoff, and accounts for 13% of the total groundwater.

• Sediment
• heavy metal
• hydrology
• limnology
• production
• water
• hydrogeology

• Mexican Institute of Water Technology, Jiutepec, Mexico

  Anne M. Hansen, Manfred Afferden

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