Frameworks and Methods for Defining Different Levels of Biological Condition: Global Perspectives I

Session 30 (Special)
Friday, May 30, 1:00 PM-2:45 PM, Athena E
Moderator: Barbour

1:00 (203) Improving ecological status of Europe’s waters – transforming ecological science into binding law in the EU Water Framework Directive.
A.M. Olsen. Area de Ecología, Universidad de Vigo. 36200 Vigo, Spain

1:15 (204) Challenges in implementing the European Water Framework Directive.
R.K. Johnson. Department of Environmental Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

1:30 (205) Testing the typology of the Water Framework Directive across Europe using running water macro-invertebrates.
P.F.M. Verdonschot. Alterra, Green World Research, Freshwater Ecology, Wageningen, The Netherlands

1:45 (206) Overview of the multimetric AQEM assessment system.
C.K. Feld and D. Hering. Department of Hydrobiology, Fb 09, University of Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany

2:00 (207) The use of a multimetric approach to distinguish among quality classes in Austrian streams.
O. Moog and T. Ofenböck. Department of Hydrobiology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, A-1180 Vienna, Austria

2:15 (208) Absolute reference conditions for evaluating ecological status of Galician streams and rivers (NW Spain) applying the EU Water Framework Directive.
I. Pardo. Area de Ecología, Universidad de Vigo. 36200 Vigo, Spain

2:30 (209) A multivariate approach for the assessment and biomonitorization of the Mondego River basin water quality .
M.J. Feio¹, T.B. Reynoldson², M.A.S. Graça¹, and V. Ferreira¹. ¹Dept. Zoologia e IMAR. Universidade de Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal, ²National Water Research Institute, Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research. Box 115, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia BOP 1XO, Canada