Report on Harmonisation of freshwater biological methods
Report on Harmonisation of freshwater biological methods Report on Harmonisation of freshwater biological methods
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CONTENTSBackground and purpose of the document................................................................5Sources of information ................................................................................................6A. Lake.......................................................................................................................6B. River......................................................................................................................7Overview and Comparison of the national methods ................................................8A. Lake.......................................................................................................................9biological quality element: Chlorophyll ..............................................................10biological quality element: Phytoplankton ..........................................................11biological quality element: Phytobenthos............................................................11biological Quality element: Macrophytes............................................................12Biological quality element: Benthic invertebrates...............................................12Biological quality element: Fish ..........................................................................13B. River....................................................................................................................13biological quality element: Phytoplankton ..........................................................13River biological quality element: Phytobenthos..................................................14River biological quality element: Macrophytes...................................................15River biological quality element: Benthic invertebrates......................................16River biological quality element: Fish.................................................................19ISO and CEN Methods..............................................................................................19A. International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) and Comité Européen deNormalisation (CEN): General background ....................................................20B. Current work programme....................................................................................21C. Proposals for the formulation of future work programme items in WG 2..........22D. Current contribution to WFD intercalibration ....................................................23E. Future liaison and involvement with ECOSTAT WG 2A...................................23Evaluation of the usefulness of existing methods in relation to the WFD ............24A. Lakes ...................................................................................................................24B. Rivers ..................................................................................................................25Evaluation of the suitability of current metrics as ‘common metrics’..................27A. Lakes ...................................................................................................................27B. Rivers ..................................................................................................................27Concluding remarks and recommendations ...........................................................28References...................................................................................................................31Annex I: Composition of the Geographic Intercalibration Groups......................393
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CONTENTSBackground and purpose <strong>of</strong> the document................................................................5Sources <strong>of</strong> informati<strong>on</strong> ................................................................................................6A. Lake.......................................................................................................................6B. River......................................................................................................................7Overview and Comparis<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>methods</strong> ................................................8A. Lake.......................................................................................................................9<strong>biological</strong> quality element: Chlorophyll ..............................................................10<strong>biological</strong> quality element: Phytoplankt<strong>on</strong> ..........................................................11<strong>biological</strong> quality element: Phytobenthos............................................................11<strong>biological</strong> Quality element: Macrophytes............................................................12Biological quality element: Benthic invertebrates...............................................12Biological quality element: Fish ..........................................................................13B. River....................................................................................................................13<strong>biological</strong> quality element: Phytoplankt<strong>on</strong> ..........................................................13River <strong>biological</strong> quality element: Phytobenthos..................................................14River <strong>biological</strong> quality element: Macrophytes...................................................15River <strong>biological</strong> quality element: Benthic invertebrates......................................16River <strong>biological</strong> quality element: Fish.................................................................19ISO and CEN Methods..............................................................................................19A. Internati<strong>on</strong>al Organisati<strong>on</strong> for Standardizati<strong>on</strong> (ISO) and Comité Européen deNormalisati<strong>on</strong> (CEN): General background ....................................................20B. Current work programme....................................................................................21C. Proposals for the formulati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> future work programme items in WG 2..........22D. Current c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong> to WFD intercalibrati<strong>on</strong> ....................................................23E. Future liais<strong>on</strong> and involvement with ECOSTAT WG 2A...................................23Evaluati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the usefulness <strong>of</strong> existing <strong>methods</strong> in relati<strong>on</strong> to the WFD ............24A. Lakes ...................................................................................................................24B. Rivers ..................................................................................................................25Evaluati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the suitability <strong>of</strong> current metrics as ‘comm<strong>on</strong> metrics’..................27A. Lakes ...................................................................................................................27B. Rivers ..................................................................................................................27C<strong>on</strong>cluding remarks and recommendati<strong>on</strong>s ...........................................................28References...................................................................................................................31Annex I: Compositi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Geographic Intercalibrati<strong>on</strong> Groups......................393
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