A Europe-wide system for assessing the quality of rivers using macroinvertebrates: the AQEM Project*) and its importance for southern Europe (with special emphasis on Italy)

A Europe-wide system for assessing the quality of rivers using macroinvertebrates: the AQEM Project*) and its importance for southern Europe (with special emphasis on Italy)

The AQEM Project aims to develop a Europe-wide system for monitoring the ecological quality of rivers using macroinvertebrates, to satisfy the requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive. Three main types of anthropogenic perturbation are being investigated: morphological degradation, water (or...

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Main Authors: Joanna L. KEMP, Daniel HERING, Otto MOOG, Stefania ERBA, Carlo BELFIORE, Andrea BUFFAGNI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2001-09-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
Subjects:
stream assessment, macroinvertebrates, stream typology, AQEM, reference conditions, multi-habitat sampling, mayfly
Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/392

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