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| Title | OCCURRENCE AND VARIABILITY OF RIVER HABITAT SURVEY FEATURES ACROSS EUROPE AND THE CONSEQUENCES FOR DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION |
| Abstract | River Habitat Survey (RHS) data collected for the EU-funded STAR project was used to identify hydromorphological characteristic features of rivers in four European regions namely: lowlands; mountain; the Alps; and the Mediterranean. Using RHS attributes, Habitat Quality Assessment (HQA) - a measure of natural habitat diversity, and Habitat Modification Score (HMS) - a measure of anthropogenic modification, we identified considerable differences in frequency, diversity and evenness of features between the regions. A relatively small subset of features clearly distinguish the hydromorphological characters of lowland, Alpine and southern European rivers. It was more difficult to distinguish mountain rivers from Alpine rivers. The highest statistical differences are observed between Lowland and Mountain region. Within the four regions studied the RHS attributes that most strongly influence the HQA and HMS indices were identified. We conclude that specific effort should be made to ensure these are recorded properly as part of the quality control of RHS data. |
| Source | Hydrobiologia (The Hague. Print) 566, pp. 267–280 |
| Keywords | River Habitat Surveyhydromorphologyvariabilitydata qualityriver assessment |
| Journal | Hydrobiologia (The Hague. Print) |
| Editor | Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Paesi Bassi |
| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10750-006-0090-7 |
| Authors | Szoszkiewicz K; A Buffagni; J Davy-Bowker; J Lesny; BH Chojnicki; J Zbierska; R Staniszewski; T Zgola |
| Text | 42130 2006 10.1007/s10750 006 0090 7 ISI Web of Science WOS 000239102900019 River Habitat Survey hydromorphology variability data quality river assessment OCCURRENCE AND VARIABILITY OF RIVER HABITAT SURVEY FEATURES ACROSS EUROPE AND THE CONSEQUENCES FOR DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION Szoszkiewicz K; A Buffagni; J Davy Bowker; J Lesny; BH Chojnicki; J Zbierska; R Staniszewski; T Zgola Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, August Cieszkowski Agricultural University, ul. Piatkowska 94C, 61 691 Poznan, Poland CNR IRSA Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Winfrith Technology Centre, DT2 8ZD Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom Department of Agrometeorology, August Cieszkowski Agricultural University, ul. Piatkowska 94B, 61 691 Poznan, Poland River Habitat Survey RHS data collected for the EU funded STAR project was used to identify hydromorphological characteristic features of rivers in four European regions namely lowlands; mountain; the Alps; and the Mediterranean. Using RHS attributes, Habitat Quality Assessment HQA a measure of natural habitat diversity, and Habitat Modification Score HMS a measure of anthropogenic modification, we identified considerable differences in frequency, diversity and evenness of features between the regions. A relatively small subset of features clearly distinguish the hydromorphological characters of lowland, Alpine and southern European rivers. It was more difficult to distinguish mountain rivers from Alpine rivers. The highest statistical differences are observed between Lowland and Mountain region. Within the four regions studied the RHS attributes that most strongly influence the HQA and HMS indices were identified. We conclude that specific effort should be made to ensure these are recorded properly as part of the quality control of RHS data. 566 http //www.springerlink.com/content/82u28p3344607377/ Occurrence and variability of River Habitat Survey features across Europe and the consequences for data collection and evaluation_Buffagni_2006 STAR_szosz_RHSvariab_82u28p3344607377.pdf Articolo in rivista Kluwer Academic Publishers 0018 8158 Hydrobiologia The Hague. Print Hydrobiologia The Hague. Print Hydrobiologia The Hague. Print Hydrobiologia. The Hague. Print Hydrobiologia Dordrecht The Hague. Print Hydrobiologia Boston The Hague. Print Hydrobiologia London The Hague. Print 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 |