Year: 2012
Type: report
Abstract: WATERS is a five-year research programme that started in spring 2011.The programme's objective is to develop and improve the assessment criteria used to classify the status of Swedish coastal and inland waters in accordance with the EC Water Framework Directive (WFD).WATERS research focuses on the biological quality elements used in WFD water quality assessments: i.e. macrophytes, benthic invertebrates, phytoplankton and fish; in streams, benthic diatoms are also considered.The research programme will also refine the criteria used for integrated assessments of ecological water status.This report is a deliverable of one of the scientific sub-projects of WATERS focusing on macrophytes in coastal waters.The report presents a state-of-the-science review of macrophyte indicators used in Europe.The results will provide a basis for continued testing and evaluation of macrophyte indicators in the WATERS programme, including field studies conducted jointly with other sub-projects.
Authors: Mats Blomqvist, Dorte Krause‐Jensen, Per Olsson, Susanne Qvarfordt, Sofia A. Wikström
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2792480244