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dc.contributor.authorPoikane, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Richard K.
dc.contributor.authorSandin, Leonard
dc.contributor.authorSchartau, Ann Kristin
dc.contributor.authorSolimini, Angelo G.
dc.contributor.authorUrbanic, Gorazd
dc.contributor.authorArbačiauskas, Kęstutis
dc.contributor.authorAroviita, Jukka
dc.contributor.authorGabriels, Wim
dc.contributor.authorMiler, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorPusch, Martin T.
dc.contributor.authorTim, Henn
dc.contributor.authorBöhmer, Jürgen
dc.coverage.spatialEuropeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-15T08:06:31Z
dc.date.available2023-03-15T08:06:31Z
dc.date.created2017-02-23T10:43:28Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationScience of the Total Environment. 2016, 543 123-134.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3058266
dc.description.abstractLegislation in Europe has been adopted to determine and improve the ecological integrity of inland and coastal waters. Assessment is based on four biotic groups, including benthic macroinvertebrate communities. For lakes, benthic invertebrates have been recognized as one of the most difficult organism groups to use in ecological assessment, and hitherto their use in ecological assessment has been limited. In this study, we review and intercalibrate 13 benthic invertebrate-based tools across Europe. These assessment tools address different human impacts: acidification (3 methods), eutrophication (3 methods), morphological alterations (2 methods), and a combination of the last two (5 methods). For intercalibration, the methods were grouped into four intercalibration groups, according to the habitat sampled and putative pressure. Boundaries of the ‘good ecological status’ were compared and harmonized using direct or indirect comparison approaches. To enable indirect comparison of the methods, three common pressure indices and two common biological multimetric indices were developed for larger geographical areas. Additionally, we identified the best-performing methods based on their responsiveness to different human impacts. Based on these experiences, we provide practical recommendations for the development and harmonization of benthic invertebrate assessment methods in lakes and similar habitats.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectBiological metricsen_US
dc.subjectBenthic invertebratesen_US
dc.subjectEcological assessmenten_US
dc.subjectLakesen_US
dc.subjectWater Framework Directiveen_US
dc.subjectPressure–response relationshipsen_US
dc.titleBenthic macroinvertebrates in lake ecological assessment: A review of methods, intercalibration and practical recommendationsen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2015 The Authorsen_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480en_US
dc.source.pagenumber123-134en_US
dc.source.volume543en_US
dc.source.journalScience of the Total Environmenten_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.021
dc.identifier.cristin1453329
cristin.unitcode7511,6,0,0
cristin.unitnameOslo
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