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Integrated Assessment of Running Waters in Europe

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Editors:
  1. Daniel Hering

    1. Department of Hydrobiology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

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  2. Piet F. M. Verdonschot

    1. Alterra Green World Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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  3. Otto Moog

    1. Department for Hydrobiology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

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  4. Leonard Sandin

    1. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden

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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 175)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Overview and Application of the AQEM Assessment System

    • Daniel Hering, Otto Moog, Leonard Sandin, Piet F. M. Verdonschot
    Pages 1-20

  3. Does the Ecoregion Approach Support the Typological Demands of the Eu ‘water Framework Directive’?

    • Otto Moog, Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber, Thomas Ofenböck, Jeroen Gerritsen
    Pages 21-33

  4. Testing the European Stream Typology of the Water Framework Directive for Macroinvertebrates

    • Piet F. M. Verdonschot, Rebi C. Nijboer
    Pages 35-54

  5. Comparing Macroinvertebrate Indices to Detect Organic Pollution across Europe: A Contribution to the EC Water Framework Directive Intercalibration

    • Leonard Sandin, Daniel Hering
    Pages 55-68

  6. Identification and Measure of Hydromorphological Degradation in Central European Lowland Streams

    • Christian K. Feld
    Pages 69-90

  7. Establishing Reference Conditions for European Streams

    • R. C. Nijboer, P. F. M. Verdonschot, R. K. Johnson, M. Sommerhäuser, A. Buffagni
    Pages 91-105

  8. A New Method for Assessing the Impact of Hydromorphological Degradation on the Macroinvertebrate Fauna of Five German Stream Types

    • Armin Lorenz, Daniel Hering, Christian K. Feld, Peter Rolauffs
    Pages 107-127

  9. Assessing Acid Stress in Swedish Boreal and Alpine Streams Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates

    • Leonard Sandin, Joakim Dahl, Richard K. Johnson
    Pages 129-148

  10. The Development of An Ecological Quality Assessment and Classification System for Greek Running Waters Based on Benthic Macroinvertebrates

    • Nikolaos Th. Skoulikidis, Konstantinos C. Gritzalis, Theodora Kouvarda, Andrea Buffagni
    Pages 149-160

  11. Detection of Organic Pollution of Streams in Southern Sweden Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates

    • Joakim Dahl, Richard K. Johnson, Leonard Sandin
    Pages 161-172

  12. Towards a Multimetric Index for the Assessment of Dutch Streams Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates

    • Hanneke E. Vlek, Piet F. M. Verdonschot, Rebi C. Nijboer
    Pages 173-189

  13. Assessment Methodology for Southern Siliceous Basins in Portugal

    • Paulo Pinto, Joana Rosado, Manuela Morais, Isabel Antunes
    Pages 191-214

  14. Multimetric Assessment of Data Provided by Water Managers from Germany: Assessment of Several Different Types of Stressors with Macrozoobenthos Communities

    • Jürgen Böhmer, Claudia Rawer-Jost, Armin Zenker
    Pages 215-228

  15. Assessment of Temporary Streams: The Robustness of Metric and Multimetric Indices under Different Hydrological Conditions

    • Manuela Morais, Paulo Pinto, Pedro Guilherme, Joana Rosado, Isabel Antunes
    Pages 229-249

  16. A Stressor Specific Multimetric Approach for Monitoring Running Waters in Austria Using Benthic Macro-Invertebrates

    • Thomas Ofenböck, Otto Moog, Jeroen Gerritsen, Michael Barbour
    Pages 251-268

  17. The Effect of Taxonomic Resolution on the Assessment of Ecological Water Quality Classes

    • Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber, Rebi C. Nijboer
    Pages 269-283

  18. Integration of the Saprobic System into the European Union Water Framework Directive

    • Peter Rolauffs, Ilse Stubauer, Otto Moog, Svetlana Zahrádková, Karel Brabec
    Pages 285-298

  19. ‘Electronic Subsampling’ of Macrobenthic Samples: How Many Individuals are Needed for a Valid Assessment Result?

    • Armin Lorenz, Lars Kirchner, Daniel Hering
    Pages 299-312

  20. The AQEM Multimetric System for the Southern Italian Apennines: Assessing the Impact of Water Quality and Habitat Degradation on Pool Macroinvertebrates in Mediterranean Rivers

    • Andrea Buffagni, Stefania Erba, Marcello Cazzola, Joanna Lynn Kemp
    Pages 313-329
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Integrated assessment of running waters is the focal point of the European Water Framework Directive. This book provides deep insight into principles and methodologies of river assessment, covering the whole range from the definition of reference conditions and river typologies to specific problems such as the most appropriate taxonomic resolution and software applications. It is focused on benthic macroinvertebrates, the taxonomic group most frequently used in bioassessment. The underlying principles are relevant for other taxonomic groups used in bioassessment and other ecosystem types, even beyond aquatic habitats.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Hydrobiology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

    Daniel Hering

  • Alterra Green World Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Piet F. M. Verdonschot

  • Department for Hydrobiology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

    Otto Moog

  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden

    Leonard Sandin

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