The European Water Framework Directive at the age of 10: a critical review of the achievements with recommendations for the future
The European Water Framework Directive (WFD), which was adopted in 2000, changed
water management in all member states of the European Union fundamentally, putting …
water management in all member states of the European Union fundamentally, putting …
[HTML][HTML] Functional diversity: a review of methodology and current knowledge in freshwater macroinvertebrate research
Although several studies have examined the functional diversity of freshwater
macroinvertebrates, the variety of methodologies combined with the absence of a synthetic …
macroinvertebrates, the variety of methodologies combined with the absence of a synthetic …
www. freshwaterecology. info–an online tool that unifies, standardises and codifies more than 20,000 European freshwater organisms and their ecological …
A Schmidt-Kloiber, D Hering - Ecological Indicators, 2015 - Elsevier
Species' ecological preferences are progressively important for understanding distribution
patterns, for conserving biodiversity or for assessing and evaluating the status of freshwater …
patterns, for conserving biodiversity or for assessing and evaluating the status of freshwater …
Assessment of European streams with diatoms, macrophytes, macroinvertebrates and fish: a comparative metric‐based analysis of organism response to stress
Periphytic diatoms, macrophytes, benthic macroinvertebrates and fish were sampled with
standard methods in 185 streams in nine European countries to compare their response to …
standard methods in 185 streams in nine European countries to compare their response to …
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 …
From natural to degraded rivers and back again: a test of restoration ecology theory and practice
Extensive degradation of ecosystems, combined with the increasing demands placed on the
goods and services they provide, is a major driver of biodiversity loss on a global scale. In …
goods and services they provide, is a major driver of biodiversity loss on a global scale. In …
[HTML][HTML] Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index Flanders (MMIF) for biological assessment of rivers and lakes in Flanders (Belgium)
W Gabriels, K Lock, N De Pauw… - Limnologica-Ecology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The European Water Framework Directive requires that member states assess all their
surface waters based on a number of biological elements, including macroinvertebrates …
surface waters based on a number of biological elements, including macroinvertebrates …
Prospects for monitoring freshwater ecosystems towards the 2010 targets
Human activities have severely affected the condition of freshwater ecosystems worldwide.
Physical alteration, habitat loss, water withdrawal, pollution, overexploitation and the …
Physical alteration, habitat loss, water withdrawal, pollution, overexploitation and the …
[HTML][HTML] Physical habitat in conterminous US streams and rivers, Part 1: Geoclimatic controls and anthropogenic alteration
PR Kaufmann, RM Hughes, SG Paulsen, DV Peck… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic alteration of physical habitat structure in streams and rivers is increasingly
recognized as a major cause of impairment worldwide. As part of their assessment of the …
recognized as a major cause of impairment worldwide. As part of their assessment of the …