04420nam 2200661Ia 450 991087672160332120200520144314.01-282-34966-X97866123496690-470-86378-10-470-86377-3(CKB)1000000000376123(EBL)470800(OCoLC)609849854(SSID)ssj0000290037(PQKBManifestationID)11211083(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290037(PQKBWorkID)10408765(PQKB)10297816(MiAaPQ)EBC470800(EXLCZ)99100000000037612320050713d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBiological monitoring of rivers applications and perspectives /[edited by] Giuliano Ziglio, Maurizio Siligardi, Giovanna FlaimChichester, England ;Hoboken, NJ Wileyc20061 online resource (490 p.)Water quality measurements seriesBased on a workshop held at Istituto Agraio of S. Michele TN, Italy, in June 1998.0-470-86376-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Fish2.3 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 Rivers3.3 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 Forward4.3 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; ColorplateBiological 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 applicationsWater quality measurements series.Water quality biological assessmentStream ecologyEnvironmental monitoringWater quality biological assessment.Stream ecology.Environmental monitoring.577.6/427577.6427Ziglio G272750Siligardi Maurizio1760785Flaim Giovanna1760786MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910876721603321Biological monitoring of rivers4199895UNINA