Ecological status assessment of European lakes: A comparison of metrics for phytoplankton, macrophytes, benthic invertebrates and fish

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 704, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-74

  Lyche Solheim, Anne ^a   Feld, Christian K ^b   Birk, Sebastian ^b   Phillips, Geoff ^c   Carvalho, Laurence ^d   Morabito, Giuseppe ^e   Mischke, Ute ^f   Willby, Nigel ^g   Søndergaard, Martin ^h   Hellsten, Seppo ⁱ   Kolada, Agnieszka ^j   Mjelde, Marit ^a   Böhmer, Jürgen ^k   Miler, Oliver ^f   Pusch, Martin T ^f   Argillier, Christine ^l   Jeppesen, Erik ^h   Lauridsen, Torben L ^h   Poikane, Sandra ^m  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^h AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

ⁱ FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^j INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^k Bioforum GmbH   (Germany)

^l UR EMAX   (France)

^m JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Biological metrics; Europe; Eutrophication; Hydromorphology; Lakes; Uncertainty; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BENTHOS; BIOMETRY; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LAKE LEVEL; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROPHYTE; PHYTOPLANKTON; TAXONOMY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL;

EUROPE;

CYANOBACTERIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84873747189     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1436-y     Document Type: Review

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