[HTML][HTML] Benthic macroinvertebrates in lake ecological assessment: A review of methods, intercalibration and practical recommendations

S Poikane, RK Johnson, L Sandin, AK Schartau… - Science of the total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Legislation in Europe has been adopted to determine and improve the ecological integrity of
inland and coastal waters. Assessment is based on four biotic groups, including benthic …

Assessing the ecological status of European rivers and lakes using benthic invertebrate communities: A practical catalogue of metrics and methods

S Vitecek, RK Johnson, S Poikane - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Water Framework Directive requires that the ecological status of surface waters be
monitored and managed if necessary. A central function in ecological status assessment has …

Water‐level fluctuations regulate the structure and functioning of natural lakes

VV Evtimova, I Donohue - Freshwater Biology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Despite becoming one of the main pressures on aquatic ecosystems globally,
understanding of the ecological impacts of altered water‐level regimes in lakes lags far …

A review of the application of the macroinvertebrate-based multimetric indices (MMIs) for water quality monitoring in lakes

G Ndatimana, D Nantege, FO Arimoro - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
The increasing stress on lake ecosystems is affecting their functioning such as providing
goods and services to inhabiting organisms and riparian communities. Monitoring of water …

Ecological threshold responses in European lakes and their applicability for the Water Framework Directive (WFD) implementation: synthesis of lakes results from the …

A Lyche Solheim, S Rekolainen, SJ Moe, L Carvalho… - Aquatic Ecology, 2008 - Springer
The objective of this synthesis is to present the key messages and draw the main
conclusions from the work on lakes in the REBECCA project, pointing out their links to …

Assessment of eutrophication pressure on lakes using littoral invertebrates

I Donohue, LA Donohue, B Ní Ainín, K Irvine - Hydrobiologia, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Until the EU Water Framework Directive listed benthic invertebrates as a biotic
element to be used for ecological classification of lakes, techniques for the assessment of …

Modelling lake macroinvertebrate species in the shallow sublittoral: relative roles of habitat, lake morphology, aquatic chemistry and sediment composition

G Free, AG Solimini, B Rossaro, L Marziali, R Giacchini… - Hydrobiologia, 2009 - Springer
Macroinvertebrates are one of the key components of lake ecosystems and are required to
be monitored alongside other biological groups to define ecological status according to …

Quantifying ecological responses to amplified water level fluctuations in standing waters: an experimental approach

VV Evtimova, I Donohue - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Global freshwater demand is increasing dramatically, with water withdrawal rates more than
tripling in the last five decades. Consequently, alteration of water level regimes, particularly …

Assessing the ecological effects of hydromorphological pressures on European lakes

S Poikane, T Zohary, M Cantonati - Inland Waters, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In European countries, hydromorphological (HyMo) pressures are the second
most commonly occurring types of pressures on aquatic ecosystems (after eutrophication) …

Biomonitoring of lakes using macroinvertebrates: recommended indices and metrics for use in West Africa and developing countries

OH Odountan, L Janssens de Bisthoven, Y Abou… - Hydrobiologia, 2019 - Springer
Lake systems are under heavy pressure impacting on their biodiversity and associated
ecosystem services. This is especially acute in West Africa and developing countries which …