Biological Monitoring of Rivers: Applications and Perspectives

Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Biological Monitoring of Rivers: Applications and Perspectives

Editor(s): Giuliano Ziglio, Maurizio Siligardi, Giovanna Flaim

Published Online: 2 JUN 2006

Print ISBN: 9780470863763

Online ISBN: 9780470863787

DOI: 10.1002/0470863781

Series Editor(s): Philippe Quevauviller

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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 monitoring
  • Practical how-to-do chapters help the practitioner
  • Provides a broad survey of methods uses inside and outside the EU
  • Gives perspectives for future applications

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xvi)

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      Colour Plates (pages c1–c2)

  3. Part 1: The River Environment

    1. Chapter 1

      Floodplains in River Ecosystems (pages 1–15)

      Gilles Pinay, Tim Burt and Bruna Gumiero

    2. Chapter 2

      Instream and Bankside Habitat in Rivers (pages 17–31)

      Patrick D. Armitage

    3. Chapter 3

      Main Features of Watercourses' Hydrodynamics (pages 33–45)

      Paolo Scotton, Stefano De Toni and Catia Monauni

    4. Chapter 4

      Riverine Fish Assemblages in Temperate Rivers (pages 47–69)

      Lorenzo Tancioni, Michele Scardi and Stefano Cataudella

    5. Chapter 5

      Aquatic Macroinvertebrates (pages 71–87)

      Javier Alba-Tercedor

    6. Chapter 6

      Macrophytes and Algae in Running Waters (pages 89–109)

      Georg Janauer and Martin Dokulil

  4. Part 2: Biological Monitoring of Rivers

    1. Chapter 7

      River Monitoring and Assessment Methods Based on Macroinvertebrates (pages 111–134)

      Niels De Pauw, Wim Gabriels and Peter L. M. Goethals

    2. Chapter 8

      Monitoring Methods Based on Fish (pages 135–153)

      Michele Scardi, Lorenzo Tancioni and Stefano Cataudella

    3. Chapter 9

      Monitoring Methods Based on Algae and Macrophytes (pages 155–170)

      Jean Prygiel and Jacques Haury

    4. Chapter 10

      Organization of Biological Monitoring in the European Union (pages 171–201)

      Laura Mancini

    5. Chapter 11

      Biomonitoring in North American Rivers: A Comparison of Methods Used for Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Canada and the United States (pages 203–228)

      James L. Carter, Vincent H. Resh, David M. Rosenberg and Trefor B. Reynoldson

    6. Chapter 12

      Biological Monitoring of Rivers and European Water Legislation (pages 229–240)

      Ana Cristina Cardoso, Angelo Giuseppe Solimini and Guido Premazzi

    7. Chapter 13

      Ecotoxicological Experiments in River Pollution Assessment (pages 241–259)

      Daren M. Carlisle and William H. Clements

  5. Part 3: Various Experiences in Biological Monitoring

    1. Chapter 14

      Monitoring of Alpine Rivers: The Italian Experience (pages 261–275)

      Francesca Ciutti and Giovanna Flaim

    2. Chapter 15

      Biological Monitoring of North European Rivers (pages 277–293)

      Leonard Sandin and Nikolai Friberg

    3. Chapter 16

      Biological Monitoring of Mediterranean Rivers with Special Reference to Greece (pages 295–325)

      Konstantinos C. Gritzalis

    4. Chapter 17

      Biological Monitoring of Running Waters in Eastern and Central European Countries (Former Communist Block) (pages 327–350)

      Jan Helešic

    5. Chapter 18

      Key Features of Bioassessment Development in the United States of America (pages 351–366)

      Michael T. Barbour and Jereon Gerritsen

  6. Part 4: New Tools and Strategies for River Ecology Evaluation

    1. Chapter 19

      Monitoring Experiences from Downunder – The Importance of Deciding a priori What Constitutes a Significant Environmental Change (pages 367–381)

      Barbara J. Downes

    2. Chapter 20

      The Predictive Modelling Approach to Biomonitoring: Taking River Quality Assessment Forward (pages 383–399)

      John F. Murphy and John Davy-Bowker

    3. Chapter 21

      A New Approach to Evaluating Fluvial Functioning (FFI): Towards a Landscape Ecology (pages 401–418)

      Maurizio Siligardi and Cristina Cappelletti

    4. Chapter 22

      Planning to Integrate Urban and Ecological Processes: A Case Involving Fluvial Functionality (pages 419–433)

      Corrado Diamantini

    5. Chapter 23

      Beyond Biological Monitoring: An Integrated Approach (pages 435–459)

      Piet F. M. Verdonschot

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      Index (pages 461–469)

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