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Synopsis Ecohydrology connects the two key elements that are the focus of all environmental problems, namely ecosystems and water. The hydrological problems in diverse ecosystems are being focussed in many countries due to enhanced stress on water both with respect to quantity and quality. Hence, there is an urgent need to integrate ecological approaches for better understanding of surface and subsurface hydrological processes. With this view in mind, several experts were invited to contribute to this book to reflect the inherent diversity in the subject matter. Ecosystems from temperate regions in Sweden, Japan as well as the Himalayas, river and ground water domains in the South Asian region, lakes and coastal environment and pollution of water bodies in diverse regions have all been covered in this book. Contributors represent eight countries namely India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Japan, Sweden and England. All invited articles have been suitably edited for easy reading. It is intended as a standard reference for ecologists, hydrologists, geochemists and those interested in current issues in environmental sciences particularly problems related to water or the aquatic environment.