Biological Monitoring of Rivers

Contributors. Series Preface. Preface. Floodplains in River Ecosystems. Instream and Bankside Habitat in Rivers. Main features of Watercourses Hydrodynamics.* Riverine Fish Assemblages in Temperate Rivers.* Aquatic Macroinvertebrates.* Macrophytes and Algae in running waters.* River Monitoring and Assessment methods based on Macroinvertebrates.* Monitoring methods based on Fish.* Monitoring methods based on Algae and Macrophytes.* Organization of Biological Monitoring in the EU.* Biomonitoring in North American Rivers.* Biological Monitoring of Rivers and European Water Legislation.* Ecotoxicological Experiments in River Pollution Assessment.* Monitoring of Alpine Rivers.* Biological Monitoring of North European Rivers.* Biological Monitoring of Mediterranean Rivers with special reference to Greece.* Biological Monitoring of Running Waters in Eastern and Central European Countries.* Key Features of Bioassessment Development in the United States of America.* Monitoring Experiences from Down Under - the importance of deciding a priori what constitutes a significant environmental change.* The predictive modelling approach to biomonitoring:* Taking river quality assessment forward.* A new approach to evaluating fluvial functioning (FFI) towards a landscape ecology.* Planning to integrate urban and ecological processes: A case involving Fluvial Functionality.* Beyond Biological Monitoring: An Integrated Approach.