Cook book for the development of a Multimetric Index for biological condition of aquatic ecosystems: Experiences from the European AQEM and STAR projects and related initiatives

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 566 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hering ◽  
Christian K. Feld ◽  
Otto Moog ◽  
Thomas Ofenböck
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Multimetric Index ◽  
Biological Condition

Unified Multimetric Index for the Evaluation of the Biological Condition of Streams in Southern Brazil Based on Fish and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 661-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Ruaro ◽  
Éder André Gubiani ◽  
Almir Manoel Cunico ◽  
Janet Higuti ◽  
Yara Moretto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multimetric Index ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Biological Condition ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Assemblages

A macroinvertebrate multimetric index to evaluate the biological condition of streams in the Central Amazon region of Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 118-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.R.M. Couceiro ◽  
N. Hamada ◽  
B.R. Forsberg ◽  
T.P. Pimentel ◽  
S.L.B. Luz
Keyword(s):  
Amazon Region ◽  
Multimetric Index ◽  
Biological Condition ◽  
Central Amazon

Development of a Multimetric Index for Assessing the Biological Condition of the Ohio River

2003 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
pp. 791-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erich B. Emery ◽  
Thomas P. Simon ◽  
Frank H. McCormick ◽  
Paul L. Angermeier ◽  
Jeffrey E. Deshon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ohio River ◽  
Multimetric Index ◽  
Biological Condition

scholarly journals Development of a Fish-Based Multimetric Index for the Assessment of Lagoons’ Ecological Quality in Northern Greece

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 3008
Author(s):  
Argyrios S. Sapounidis ◽  
Emmanuil T. Koutrakis
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Fish Fauna ◽  
Sentinel Species ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Biological Integrity ◽  
Multimetric Index ◽  
Northern Greece ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Estuarine Systems ◽  
Almost All

Maintaining and improving the aquatic ecosystems in the community is the aim of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60/EC. The WFD requires the water quality to be classified into five categories. Lagoons are dynamic ecosystems. The fish communities inhabiting them are highly affected by the environmental conditions prevailing both in the freshwater systems and in the marine environment. The current paper presented the first effort to develop a fish-based index (Lagoon Fish-based Index—LFI) for the assessment of the Mediterranean shallow lagoons, as almost all indices produced to date refer to freshwater or estuarine systems. For the development and calibration of the index, data were collected from nine lagoons situated in three estuarine systems in the East Macedonia and Thrace regions. The development of the LFI was based on the principles of the Indices of Biological Integrity (IBIs) that were primary used for the assessment of aquatic ecosystems in the USA. A total number of 25 metrics were selected as potential metrics for the LFI. These metrics describe attributes such as the abundance and composition of the fish fauna, the feeding strategies of the species, and the presence of sentinel species. Finally, eight metrics were included in the LFI.

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