Integrated Assessment of Running Waters in Europe

Overview and Application of the AQEM Assessment System.- Does the Ecoregion Approach Support the Typological Demands of the Eu 'water Framework Directive'?.- Testing the European Stream Typology of the Water Framework Directive for Macroinvertebrates.- Comparing Macroinvertebrate Indices to Detect Organic Pollution across Europe: A Contribution to the EC Water Framework Directive Intercalibration.- Identification and Measure of Hydromorphological Degradation in Central European Lowland Streams.- Establishing Reference Conditions for European Streams.- A New Method for Assessing the Impact of Hydromorphological Degradation on the Macroinvertebrate Fauna of Five German Stream Types.- Assessing Acid Stress in Swedish Boreal and Alpine Streams Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates.- The Development of An Ecological Quality Assessment and Classification System for Greek Running Waters Based on Benthic Macroinvertebrates.- Detection of Organic Pollution of Streams in Southern Sweden Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates.- Towards a Multimetric Index for the Assessment of Dutch Streams Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates.- Assessment Methodology for Southern Siliceous Basins in Portugal.- Multimetric Assessment of Data Provided by Water Managers from Germany: Assessment of Several Different Types of Stressors with Macrozoobenthos Communities.- Assessment of Temporary Streams: The Robustness of Metric and Multimetric Indices under Different Hydrological Conditions.- A Stressor Specific Multimetric Approach for Monitoring Running Waters in Austria Using Benthic Macro-Invertebrates.- The Effect of Taxonomic Resolution on the Assessment of Ecological Water Quality Classes.- Integration of the Saprobic System into the European Union Water Framework Directive.- 'Electronic Subsampling'of Macrobenthic Samples: How Many Individuals are Needed for a Valid Assessment Result?.- The AQEM Multimetric System for the Southern Italian Apennines: Assessing the Impact of Water Quality and Habitat Degradation on Pool Macroinvertebrates in Mediterranean Rivers.- Assessment of Organic Pollution Effect Considering Differences between Lotic and Lentic Stream Habitats.- The Effect of Excluding Taxa with Low Abundances or Taxa with Small Distribution Ranges on Ecological Assessment.- Characterising Hydromorphological Features of Selected Italian Rivers: A Comparative Application of Environmental Indices.