Record Nr.

UNINA9911019337003321

Titolo

Biological monitoring of rivers : applications and perspectives / / [edited by] Giuliano Ziglio, Maurizio Siligardi, Giovanna Flaim

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2006

ISBN


9786612349669
9781282349667
128234966X
9780470863787
0470863781
9780470863770
0470863773

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (490 p.)

Collana

Water quality measurements series

Altri autori (Persone)

ZiglioG

SiligardiMaurizio

FlaimGiovanna

Disciplina

577.6/427

577.6427

Soggetti

Water quality biological assessment

Stream ecology

Environmental monitoring

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on a workshop held at Istituto Agraio of S. Michele TN, Italy, in June 1998.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Biological Monitoring of Rivers : Applications and Perspectives; Contents; Series Preface; Preface; List of Contributors; Section 1 The River Environment; 1.1 Floodplains in River Ecosystems; 1.2 Instream and Bankside Habitat in Rivers; 1.3 Main Features of Watercourses' Hydrodynamics; 1.4 Riverine Fish Assemblages in Temperate Rivers; 1.5 Aquatic Macroinvertebrates; 1.6 Macrophytes and Algae in Running Waters; Section 2 Biological Monitoring of Rivers; 2.1 River Monitoring and Assessment Methods Based on Macroinvertebrates; 2.2 Monitoring Methods Based on Fish

2.3 Monitoring Methods Based on Algae and Macrophytes2.4

Organization of Biological Monitoring in the European Union; 2.5 Biomonitoring in North American Rivers: A Comparison of Methods Used for Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Canada and the United States; 2.6 Biological Monitoring of Rivers and European Water Legislation; 2.7 Ecotoxicological Experiments in River Pollution Assessment; Section 3 Various Experiences in Biological Monitoring; 3.1 Monitoring of Alpine Rivers: The Italian Experience; 3.2 Biological Monitoring of North European Rivers

3.3 Biological Monitoring of Mediterranean Rivers with Special Reference to Greece3.4 Biological Monitoring of Running Waters in Eastern and Central European Countries (Former Communist Block); 3.5 Key Features of Bioassessment Development in the United States of America; Section 4 New Tools and Strategies for River Ecology Evaluation; 4.1 Monitoring Experiences from Downunder: The Importance of Deciding a priori What Constitutes a Significant Environmental Change; 4.2 The Predictive Modelling Approach to Biomonitoring: Taking River Quality Assessment Forward

4.3 A New Approach to Evaluating Fluvial Functioning (FFI): Towards aLandscape Ecology4.4 Planning to Integrate Urban and Ecological Processes: A Case Involving Fluvial Functionality; 4.5 Beyond Biological Monitoring: An Integrated Approach; Index; Colorplate

Sommario/riassunto

Biological monitoring of running waters is a scientifically and economically valid approach for surveys and monitoring programmes to assess the water quality. Biological Monitoring of Rivers is a timely, up-to-date book that includes a good number of practical how-to-do chapters.Up-to-date assessment of biological water monitoringPractical how-to-do chapters help the practitionerProvides a broad survey of methods uses inside and outside the EUGives perspectives for future applications

Record Nr.

UNINA9910995694903321

Autore

Convegno nazionale sallustiano : <1. : ; 2001

Titolo

Atti del primo Convegno nazionale sallustiano : L'Aquila, 28-29 settembre 2001 / a cura di Giacinto Marinangeli

Pubbl/distr/stampa


[L'Aquila], : Regione Abruzzo, [2002]

Descrizione fisica

177 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

937.05

878

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

P2B 650 SALL/S 03