The determination of ecological status in shallow lakes - A tested system (ECOFRAME) for implementation of the European Water Framework Directive

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 507-549

  Moss, Brian ^a   Stephen, Deborah ^a   Alvarez, Cristina ^c   Becares, Eloy ^b   Van De Bund, Wouter ^c   Collings, S E ^a   Van Donk, Ellen ^c   De Eyto, Elvira ^d   Feldmann, Tõnnu ^e,f   Fernández Aláez, Camino ^b   Fernández Aláez, Margarita ^b   Franken, Rob J M ^g   García Criado, Francisco ^b   Gross, Elisabeth M ^h   Gyllström, Mikael ⁱ   Hansson, Lars Anders ⁱ   Irvine, Kenneth ^d   Järvalt, Ain ^e   Jensen, Jens Peder ^j   Jeppesen, Erik ^j,k   Kairesalo, Timo ^l   Kornijów, Ryszard ^m   Krause, Teet ^e,f   Künnap, Helen ^e   Laas, Alo ^e   Lill, Evi ^e   Lorens, Bogdan ⁿ   Luup, Helen ^e   Miracle, Maria Rosa ^o   Nõges, Peeter ^e,f   Nõges, Tiina ^e,f   Nykänen, Mirva ^l   Ott, Ingmar ^e   Peczula, Wojciech ^p   Peeters, Edwin T H M ^g   Phillips, Geoff ^q   Romo, Susanna ^o   Russell, Victoria ^a   Salujõe, Jaana ^e,f   Scheffer, Marten ^g   Siewertsen, Klaus ^c   Smal, Halina ^m   Tesch, Claudia ^h   Timm, Henn ^e   Tuvikene, Lea ^e   Tonno, Ilmar ^e,f   Virro, Taavi ^f   Vicente, Eduardo ^o   Wilson, David ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Instituto de Medio Anbiente   (Spain)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e ESTONIAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^g WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

ⁱ LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^j Department of Inland Fisheries   (Denmark)

^k AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^l UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

ⁿ MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^o UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^p JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^q ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

Ecological status; Ecotypes; Lakes; Quality; Typology; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ECOTYPE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN UNION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; TYPOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0344153404     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.592     Document Type: Article

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