Biological Monitoring of Rivers (Water Quality Measurements)

Biological Monitoring of Rivers: Applications and Perspectives......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Series Preface......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
List of Contributors......Page 15
Section 1 The River Environment......Page 19
1.1 Floodplains in River Ecosystems......Page 21
1.2 Instream and Bankside Habitat in Rivers......Page 35
1.3 Main Features of Watercourses’ Hydrodynamics......Page 51
1.4 Riverine Fish Assemblages in Temperate Rivers......Page 65
1.5 Aquatic Macroinvertebrates......Page 89
1.6 Macrophytes and Algae in Running Waters......Page 107
Section 2 Biological Monitoring of Rivers......Page 129
2.1 River Monitoring and Assessment Methods Based on Macroinvertebrates......Page 131
2.2 Monitoring Methods Based on Fish......Page 153
2.3 Monitoring Methods Based on Algae and Macrophytes......Page 173
2.4 Organization of Biological Monitoring in the European Union......Page 189
2.5 Biomonitoring in North American Rivers: A Comparison of Methods Used for Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Canada and the United States......Page 221
2.6 Biological Monitoring of Rivers and European Water Legislation......Page 247
2.7 Ecotoxicological Experiments in River Pollution Assessment......Page 259
Section 3 Various Experiences in Biological Monitoring......Page 279
3.1 Monitoring of Alpine Rivers: The Italian Experience......Page 281
3.2 Biological Monitoring of North European Rivers......Page 295
3.3 Biological Monitoring of Mediterranean Rivers with Special Reference to Greece......Page 313
3.4 Biological Monitoring of Running Waters in Eastern and Central European Countries (Former Communist Block)......Page 345
3.5 Key Features of Bioassessment Development in the United States of America......Page 369
Section 4 New Tools and Strategies for River Ecology Evaluation......Page 385
4.1 Monitoring Experiences from Downunder: The Importance of Deciding a priori What Constitutes a Significant Environmental Change......Page 387
4.2 The Predictive Modelling Approach to Biomonitoring: Taking River Quality Assessment Forward......Page 401
4.3 A New Approach to Evaluating Fluvial Functioning (FFI): Towards aLandscape Ecology......Page 419
4.4 Planning to Integrate Urban and Ecological Processes: A Case Involving Fluvial Functionality......Page 437
4.5 Beyond Biological Monitoring: An Integrated Approach......Page 453
Index......Page 479
Color Plates......Page 489