Integrated Assessment of Running Waters in Europe

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

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.

• classification
• ecosystem
• environment
• fauna
• invertebrates
• pollution
• water
• ecotoxicology
• water quality and water pollution

• 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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