Impact of climatic variability on parameters used in typology and ecological quality assessment of surface waters - Implications on the Water Framework Directive

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 584, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 373-379

  Nõges, Peeter ^a   Van De Bund, Wouter ^a   Cardoso, Ana Cristina ^a   Heiskanen, Anna Stiina ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecological water quality; Reference conditions; Typology of water bodies; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CHARACTERIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

ECOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY; REFERENCE CONDITIONS; TYPOLOGY OF WATER BODIES; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; STANDARD (REFERENCE); SURFACE WATER; TOPOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 34249082429     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0604-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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