The Central European Highlands consist of the high mountains of the
Alpine Mountains and the
Carpathian Mountains systems and also mountainous ranges of medium elevation (between about 1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft) a.s.l.), e.g. those belonging to the
Bohemian Massif, still prevailingly of mountainous character.
Both types of mountains act as "water towers". Their high
elevation brings about high
precipitation and low evaporation, and the resulting surplus of water balance feeds large European rivers and other important water sources. Beside the mountains, large areas of
Central Europe are occupied by
highlands or
peneplains of lower altitude (400–800 m (1,300–2,600 ft)) in which the surplus of annual
water balance is less noticeable.
Lehrian, Stephanie; Pauls, Steffen U.; Haase, Peter (February 2009). "Contrasting patterns of population structure in the montane caddisflies Hydropsyche tenuis and Drusus discolor in the Central European highlands". Freshwater Biology. 54 (2): 283–295.
doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02107.x.
Badura, Janusz; Jary, Zdzisław; Smalley, Ian (May 2013). "Sources of loess material for deposits in Poland and parts of Central Europe: The lost Big River". Quaternary International. 296: 15–22.
doi:
10.1016/j.quaint.2012.06.019.
Robin, Vincent; Bork, Hans-Rudolf; Nadeau, Marie-Josée; Nelle, Oliver (January 2014). "Fire and forest history of central European low mountain forest sites based on soil charcoal analysis: The case of the eastern Harz". The Holocene. 24 (1): 35–47.
doi:
10.1177/0959683613515727.
S2CID128952186.
The Central European Highlands consist of the high mountains of the
Alpine Mountains and the
Carpathian Mountains systems and also mountainous ranges of medium elevation (between about 1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft) a.s.l.), e.g. those belonging to the
Bohemian Massif, still prevailingly of mountainous character.
Both types of mountains act as "water towers". Their high
elevation brings about high
precipitation and low evaporation, and the resulting surplus of water balance feeds large European rivers and other important water sources. Beside the mountains, large areas of
Central Europe are occupied by
highlands or
peneplains of lower altitude (400–800 m (1,300–2,600 ft)) in which the surplus of annual
water balance is less noticeable.
Lehrian, Stephanie; Pauls, Steffen U.; Haase, Peter (February 2009). "Contrasting patterns of population structure in the montane caddisflies Hydropsyche tenuis and Drusus discolor in the Central European highlands". Freshwater Biology. 54 (2): 283–295.
doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02107.x.
Badura, Janusz; Jary, Zdzisław; Smalley, Ian (May 2013). "Sources of loess material for deposits in Poland and parts of Central Europe: The lost Big River". Quaternary International. 296: 15–22.
doi:
10.1016/j.quaint.2012.06.019.
Robin, Vincent; Bork, Hans-Rudolf; Nadeau, Marie-Josée; Nelle, Oliver (January 2014). "Fire and forest history of central European low mountain forest sites based on soil charcoal analysis: The case of the eastern Harz". The Holocene. 24 (1): 35–47.
doi:
10.1177/0959683613515727.
S2CID128952186.