| Title | THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ECOLOGICAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR GREEK RUNNING WATERS BASED ON BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES |
| Abstract | A first approach towards an integrated, macroinvertebrate based, river type specific system for the assessment and classification of the ecological quality in Greek rivers affected by nutrient enrichment is presented. This system, which was developed within the framework of the AQEM project application in Greece, is regionally adapted and integrated, since it contains a multitude of biotic and abiotic factors affecting taxa presences and abundances. The methodology applied is very promising for the application of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in Greece. According to the AQEM project, a seasonal 'multi habitat sampling' procedure, at 45 sampling sites, scattered over three river types, was applied. In addition, a large set of hydrological, morphological, geological, biological, hydrochemical parameters and anthropogenic factors were considered. The system is based on a new, river type specific biotic metric, adapted for Greek conditions (BMG) and a new nutrient pollution metric. The developed metrics showed high correlations with each other. Hence, BMG seems to be suitable for the ecological quality assessment of Greek running waters affected by nutrients. Moreover, by applying BMG, a final classification of the rivers into five quality classes, according to the demands of the WFD, was achieved. |
| Source | Hydrobiologia (The Hague. Print) 516, pp. 149–160 |
| Keywords | ecological quality assessmentclassificationtypologybiotic-nutrient metric |
| Journal | Hydrobiologia (The Hague. Print) |
| Editor | Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Paesi Bassi |
| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| Authors | SKOULIKIDIS N.TH., GRITZALIS K.C., KOUVARDA T., BUFFAGNI A. |
| Text | 42231 2004 ecological quality assessment classification typology biotic nutrient metric THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ECOLOGICAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR GREEK RUNNING WATERS BASED ON BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES SKOULIKIDIS N.TH., GRITZALIS K.C., KOUVARDA T., BUFFAGNI A. National Centre for Marine Research Institute of Inland Waters, Aghios Kosmas, 166 04 Hellinikon, Greece CNR IRSA A first approach towards an integrated, macroinvertebrate based, river type specific system for the assessment and classification of the ecological quality in Greek rivers affected by nutrient enrichment is presented. This system, which was developed within the framework of the AQEM project application in Greece, is regionally adapted and integrated, since it contains a multitude of biotic and abiotic factors affecting taxa presences and abundances. The methodology applied is very promising for the application of the Water Framework Directive WFD in Greece. According to the AQEM project, a seasonal multi habitat sampling procedure, at 45 sampling sites, scattered over three river types, was applied. In addition, a large set of hydrological, morphological, geological, biological, hydrochemical parameters and anthropogenic factors were considered. The system is based on a new, river type specific biotic metric, adapted for Greek conditions BMG and a new nutrient pollution metric. The developed metrics showed high correlations with each other. Hence, BMG seems to be suitable for the ecological quality assessment of Greek running waters affected by nutrients. Moreover, by applying BMG, a final classification of the rivers into five quality classes, according to the demands of the WFD, was achieved. 516 The development of an ecological quality assessment and classification system for Greek running waters based on benthic macroinvertebrates_Buffagni_2004 AQEM_Greece_Skoulikidis.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 |
