• Macroalgae: No• Benthic invertebrates: Yes; biotic integrity index• Fish: No• Physicochemical quality: Yes; BOD7, total N, total P• Pressure criteria: Yes; Land use (%), wastewater discharges (approximateamount <strong>of</strong> discharges), recreati<strong>on</strong>al useLatvia• WFD compatible? No• Use <strong>of</strong> reference physico-chemical c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s (? But reference c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>questi<strong>on</strong>s were all answered with no), statistical analyses <strong>of</strong> physico-chemicalvalues.• Criteria (P total, N total, BOD5, N/NO3, N/NO2, N/NH4, P/PO4, Chlorophylla) the lowest and the highest quartiles were used for approximate defininghigh/good or the good/moderate class boundaries + expert judgement• Phytoplankt<strong>on</strong>: No 5 out <strong>of</strong> 6 sites• Phytobenthos: No• Macrophytes: No• Macroalgae: No• Benthic invertebrates: No• Fish: No• Physicochemical quality: Yes; P total, N total, BOD5, N/NO3, N/NO2,N/NH4, P/PO4, Chlorophyll a• Pressure criteria: NoNetherlands• WFD compatible? Yes• Modificati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> method presented in Van den Berg et al., (2002). Boundaryhigh/good: statistical variati<strong>on</strong> in data, 90% percentile <strong>of</strong> reference values• good/moderated: class width <strong>of</strong> good is assumed to be similar as class widthfor high.• Phytoplankt<strong>on</strong>: Yes; mean chlorophyll a c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> (summer period).• Phytobenthos: No• Macrophytes: Yes; 3 out <strong>of</strong> 3 sites; area covered by submerged macrophytes,1 site including charophytes.• Macroalgae: <strong>on</strong>ly 1 site; Charophytes were included in area covered bysubmerged macrophytes.• Benthic invertebrates: No• Fish: No• Physicochemical quality: Yes; total P• Pressure criteria: NoNorway• WFD compatible? No• Nati<strong>on</strong>al classificati<strong>on</strong> system (SFT-guidance 1997:04) combined with expertjudgement120
• Total phosphorus and chlorophyll a combined with expert judgement <strong>of</strong>reference c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s for these parameters for the type relevant for the site• Phytoplankt<strong>on</strong>: Yes; 21 out <strong>of</strong> 46; mean chlorophyll a c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>(summer period)• Phytobenthos: No• Macrophytes: Yes; <strong>on</strong>ly 1 lake;• Macroalgae: <strong>on</strong>ly 1 site• Benthic invertebrates: yes; 9 out <strong>of</strong> 46; species compositi<strong>on</strong>, acidificati<strong>on</strong>index based up<strong>on</strong> indicator taxa sensitive to acidificati<strong>on</strong>• Fish: Yes; 8 out <strong>of</strong> 46; species compositi<strong>on</strong>, CPUE and age structure(primarily trout populati<strong>on</strong>s)• Physicochemical quality: Yes; 44 out <strong>of</strong> 46; pH, ANC. Total phosphorus• Pressure criteria: 24 out <strong>of</strong> 46; expert knowledge <strong>on</strong> level <strong>of</strong> acid depositi<strong>on</strong>in the catchment/regi<strong>on</strong>Poland• WFD compatible? No• Lake Quality Evaluati<strong>on</strong> System - method used in routine m<strong>on</strong>itoring <strong>of</strong> Polishlakes Kudelska et al. (1997). Two types <strong>of</strong> criteria: water quality criteria(mainly eutrophicati<strong>on</strong> parameters), morphometric, hydrographic andwatershead criteria.• Phytoplankt<strong>on</strong>: Yes; 22 out <strong>of</strong> 25 sites; quantitative and qualitativecompositi<strong>on</strong>, indicator taxa (in 10 sites) + biomass (chlorophyll a c<strong>on</strong>tent) (in11 sites) + number <strong>of</strong> tax<strong>on</strong>s, indicator taxa, dominance structure (1 site).• Phytobenthos: No• Macrophytes: Yes; 17 out <strong>of</strong> 25 sites; tax<strong>on</strong>omic compositi<strong>on</strong>, area coveredby particular plant community, max. depth <strong>of</strong> plant growth (15 sites),quantitative and qualitative compositi<strong>on</strong>, indicator taxa, biomass (chlorophylla c<strong>on</strong>tent) (1site), indicator taxa <strong>on</strong>ly (1 site).• Macroalgae: Yes; 13 out <strong>of</strong> 25 sites; presence <strong>of</strong> Characeae, area covered byChara community, max. depth <strong>of</strong> plant growth.• Benthic invertebrates: 0nly 1; compositi<strong>on</strong>, indicator taxa.• Fish: No; 20 out <strong>of</strong> 25 sites; qualitative compositi<strong>on</strong> and 1 site also withindicator taxa.• Physicochemical quality: Yes; mainly eutrophicati<strong>on</strong> parameters (oxygenc<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s, N and P compounds, Secchi disc reading, chlorophyll a) and COD-Cr, c<strong>on</strong>ductivity.• Pressure criteria: Yes; land use in catchment area, presence <strong>of</strong> humansettlements, presence <strong>of</strong> sources <strong>of</strong> polluti<strong>on</strong>, tourism.Portugal• WFD compatible? No• C<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> chlorophyll a.• Statistical approach based <strong>on</strong> historical data <strong>of</strong> chlorophyll a.• Phytoplankt<strong>on</strong>: Yes; Chlorophyll a.• Phytobenthos: No121
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