[HTML][HTML] The future of biotic indices in the ecogenomic era: Integrating (e) DNA metabarcoding in biological assessment of aquatic ecosystems
The bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems is currently based on various biotic indices that
use the occurrence and/or abundance of selected taxonomic groups to define ecological …
use the occurrence and/or abundance of selected taxonomic groups to define ecological …
The biological assessment and rehabilitation of the world's rivers: An overview
The biological assessment of rivers ie, their assessment through use of aquatic
assemblages, integrates the effects of multiple-stressors on these systems over time and is …
assemblages, integrates the effects of multiple-stressors on these systems over time and is …
Overview and application of the AQEM assessment system
The main objective of the European Union (EU) funded project AQEM 1 was to develop a
framework of an assessment system for streams in Europe based on benthic …
framework of an assessment system for streams in Europe based on benthic …
A process for creating multimetric indices for large-scale aquatic surveys
JL Stoddard, AT Herlihy, DV Peck… - Journal of the North …, 2008 - journals.uchicago.edu
Differences in sampling and laboratory protocols, differences in techniques used to evaluate
metrics, and differing scales of calibration and application prohibit the use of many existing …
metrics, and differing scales of calibration and application prohibit the use of many existing …
Cook book for the development of a Multimetric Index for biological condition of aquatic ecosystems: experiences from the European AQEM and STAR projects and …
The requirements of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD), aimed at an
integrative assessment methodology for evaluating the ecological status of water bodies are …
integrative assessment methodology for evaluating the ecological status of water bodies are …
Multi-decadal improvements in the ecological quality of European rivers are not consistently reflected in biodiversity metrics
Humans impact terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems, yet many broad-scale studies
have found no systematic, negative biodiversity changes (for example, decreasing …
have found no systematic, negative biodiversity changes (for example, decreasing …
A new macroinvertebrate-based multimetric index (I2M2) to evaluate ecological quality of French wadeable streams fulfilling the WFD demands: A taxonomical and …
CP Mondy, B Villeneuve, V Archaimbault… - Ecological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Following the Water Framework Directive (WFD) requirements, we designed a new
multimetric index (I2M2) for the invertebrate-based ecological assessment of French …
multimetric index (I2M2) for the invertebrate-based ecological assessment of French …
Development of a multimetric index based on benthic macroinvertebrates for the assessment of natural wetlands in Southwest Ethiopia
Biotic indices are widely applied for conservation and management of aquatic resources
since they allow water resources monitoring agencies to get insight in complex biological …
since they allow water resources monitoring agencies to get insight in complex biological …
A multimetric index based on benthic macroinvertebrates for evaluation of Atlantic Forest streams at Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
DF Baptista, DF Buss, M Egler, A Giovanelli… - Hydrobiologia, 2007 - Springer
This study describes the application of a protocol for biological assessment of water quality
at first to third order streams at Serra dos Órgãos, an area covered by Atlantic Forest in Rio …
at first to third order streams at Serra dos Órgãos, an area covered by Atlantic Forest in Rio …
A new method for assessing the impact of hydromorphological degradation on the macroinvertebrate fauna of five German stream types
We developed a new Multimetric Index for stream assessment, which is mainly focussed on
the impact of hydromorphological degradation on the macroinvertebrate fauna. The index …
the impact of hydromorphological degradation on the macroinvertebrate fauna. The index …