Legislation 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 …
This study outlines the development and application of a new multimetric index (Greek Lake Benthic macroinvertebrate Index–GLBiI) for the assessment of the ecological quality of …
During the last decades, a great number of indices have been developed throughout Europe to fulfil the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and to assess the …