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Report on Harmonisation of freshwater biological methods

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Table 3. Phytobenthos sampling and metrics used in different countries within the GIGs..GIG/CountrySampling Method Compositi<strong>on</strong> Metric QuantityMetricALPINEDE epilithic diatoms species compositi<strong>on</strong> relative abundance according to400 counted valvesATLANTICGBdirect observati<strong>on</strong> in thelittoral z<strong>on</strong>epresence/absence by directobservati<strong>on</strong>.excessive growths <strong>of</strong> nuisancespecies such as Cladophora agg.BALTICEE species compositi<strong>on</strong> Biomass as chlorophyll aBEDiatoms relative abundance;sediment assemblage,epiphytesCENTRALrelative abundance <strong>of</strong>indicator taxa (species)DE epilithic diatoms species compositi<strong>on</strong> andrelative abundanceDE (1) benthic diatoms attached Trophic state index<strong>on</strong> reed and submerged (H<strong>of</strong>mann 1994); IndexmacrophytesBRB (phosphorus(2) diatom remains from availability, Schönfelderdeepest point surface 1997)sediment (Niederreiter gravitycorer)DE epilithic diatoms species compositi<strong>on</strong> andrelative abundanceROKnopp methodPantle - Buck methodSR ISO 5667-2/98EASTERN CONTINENTALspecies list, indicator taxa;annual medium number <strong>of</strong>species; annual mediumdensity <strong>of</strong> speciesMEDITERRANEANES submerged substrates species determinati<strong>on</strong>relative abundance (counts <strong>of</strong>500 valves)relative abundancerelative abundances(percentages) <strong>of</strong> each speciesrelative abundancenumber <strong>of</strong> ind/m256

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