| Text | 138500 2006 10.1007/978 1 4020 5493 8_1 THE ECOLOGICAL STATUS OF EUROPEAN RIVERS EVALUATION AND INTERCALIBRATION OF ASSESSMENT METHODS FURSE M.T., HERING D., BRABEC K., BUFFAGNI A., SANDIN L., VERDONSCHOT P.F.M. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, CEH Dorset, Winfrith Technology Centre, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8ZD, UK; Institute of Hydrobiology, University of Duisburg Essen, Universita¨tsstr. 5, 45117 Essen, Germany; Department of Zoology and Ecology, Masaryk University, Kotla´rska´, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic; CNR Water Research Institute, Via della Mornera, 25 I 20047 Brugherio Milan , Italy; Department of Environmental Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7050, S 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Ecology and Environment, Alterra, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands In this special issue we present the major results of the EU funded research project STAR Standardisation of River Classifications Framework method for calibrating different biological survey results against ecological quality classifications to be developed for the Water Framework Directive; contract number EVK1 CT 2001 00089 . The aims of STAR were to develop methodologies, tools and background information to assess rivers throughout Europe using diatoms, macrophytes, invertebrates, fish and hydromorphological features. The project s research questions and structure are described in detail by Furse et al. 2006 . STAR has generated results over a wide spectrum of topics, ranging from river typologies and new methodologies for assessing the condition of rivers using macrophytes to the uncertainty of assessment approaches. This special issue is structured to reflect the broad scope of the project and is sub divided into seven sections. Each contains up to six papers describing specific results and each is introduced by a summary paper reviewing the main findings of the papers in the section. Individually, these sections are Stream and river typologies Linking organism groups Macrophytes and diatoms Hydromorphology Tools for assessing European streams with macroinvertebrates Intercalibration and comparison Errors and uncertainty in bio assessment methods http //www.springerlink.com/content/w65676k22975n845/ Edizione su carta pdf non allegato Monografia o trattato scientifico Springer 0167 8418 Developments in hydrobiology Developments in hydrobiology Dev. hydrobiol. Developments in hydrobiology. DIHY DH andreastefano.buffagni BUFFAGNI ANDREA STEFANO TA.P04.016.001 Caratteristiche ecologiche di comunita acquatiche in ambienti fluviali e lagunari TA.P04.032.003 La risposta delle comunita acquatiche bioindicatori e WFD |
