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The catchment area of the Slovak Danube River Basin (DRB), representing the main river basin of Slovakia is 47,084 km2. This area covers 96.0% of Slovak territory and creates 5.9% of the total DRB (Fig. 1; RBMPDD 2015). The rest of the Slovak territory belongs within the Vistula River Basin (4%). Agricultural land represents c. 50% of the DRB surface, forests and forest-related areas 45% and urbanised areas c. 5%. Average annual precipitation is 738 mm and average annual runoff reaches 228 mm. The territory of Slovakia is located in the temperate climate zone with regular changes of seasons, which is a typical feature of the middle latitudes.
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The results of the Slovak stretch of the River Danube has been provided within the projects “Monitoring and Water Status Assessment (24110110001)” and “Monitoring and Water Status Assessment—II Phase (24110110158)” of the Operational Programme of the Environment (2007–2013). We would like to thank Vladimíra Velegová (Water Research Institute) for preparation of the map of the Slovak Danube stretch.
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Elexová, E.M., Makovinská, J. (2020). Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystem in the Slovak Stretch of the Danube River. In: Bănăduc, D., Curtean-Bănăduc, A., Pedrotti, F., Cianfaglione, K., Akeroyd, J. (eds) Human Impact on Danube Watershed Biodiversity in the XXI Century. Geobotany Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37242-2_14
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