{"product_id":"biological-monitoring-of-rivers-applications-and-perspectives-hardback-9780470863763","title":"Biological Monitoring of Rivers; Applications and Perspectives (Hardback) 9780470863763","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBiological Monitoring of Rivers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eApplications and Perspectives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGiuliano Ziglio (Edited by), G Ziglio (Author), Maurizio Siligardi (Edited by), Giovanna Flaim (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470863763, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 January 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.6 x 16.8 x 3.3 cm, 1.021 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This book offers scientists and all workers involved in river monitoring…an updated and integrated view of river ecology, the application of biotic indices…and future development of river monitoring in different parts of the world.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Water Resources Association\u003c\/i\u003e, August 2006)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiological monitoring of running waters is a scientifically and economically valid approach for surveys and monitoring programmes to assess the water quality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiological Monitoring of Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely, up-to-date book that includes a good number of practical how-to-do chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUp-to-date assessment of biological water monitoring\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical how-to-do chapters help the practitioner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a broad survey of methods uses inside and outside the EU\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives perspectives for future applications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Preface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1 The River Environment 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Floodplains in River Ecosystems 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGilles Pinay, Tim Burt and Bruna Gumiero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Instream and Bankside Habitat in Rivers 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatrick D. Armitage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Main Features of Watercourses’ Hydrodynamics 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaolo Scotton, Stefano De Toni and Catia Monauni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Riverine Fish Assemblages in Temperate Rivers 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLorenzo Tancioni, Michele Scardi and Stefano Cataudella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Aquatic Macroinvertebrates 71\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJavier Alba-Tercedor Copyrighted Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Macrophytes and Algae in Running Waters 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorg Janauer and Martin Dokulil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2 Biological Monitoring of Rivers 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 River Monitoring and Assessment Methods Based on Macroinvertebrates 113\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNiels De Pauw, Wim Gabriels and Peter L. M. Goethals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Monitoring Methods Based on Fish 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichele Scardi, Lorenzo Tancioni and Stefano Cataudella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Monitoring Methods Based on Algae and Macrophytes 155\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJean Prygiel and Jacques Haury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Organization of Biological Monitoring in the European Union 171\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura Mancini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Biomonitoring in North American Rivers: A Comparison of Methods Used for Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Canada and the United States 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames L. Carter, Vincent H. Resh, David M. Rosenberg and Trefor B. Reynoldson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Biological Monitoring of Rivers and European Water Legislation 229\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAna Cristina Cardoso, Angelo Giuseppe Solimini and Guido Premazzi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Ecotoxicological Experiments in River Pollution Assessment 241\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaren M. Carlisle and William H. Clements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3 Various Experiences in Biological Monitoring 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Monitoring of Alpine Rivers: The Italian Experience 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrancesca Ciutti and Giovanna Flaim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Biological Monitoring of North European Rivers 277\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeonard Sandin and Nikolai Friberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Biological Monitoring of Mediterranean Rivers with Special Reference to Greece 295\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKonstantinos C. Gritzalis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Biological Monitoring of Running Waters in Eastern and Central European Countries (Former Communist Block) 327\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan Helešic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Key Features of Bioassessment Development in the United States of America 351\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael T. Barbour and Jereon Gerritsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4 New Tools and Strategies for River Ecology Evaluation 367\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Monitoring Experiences from Downunder: The Importance of Deciding a priori What Constitutes a Significant Environmental Change 369\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarbara J. Downes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Predictive Modelling Approach to Biomonitoring: Taking River Quality Assessment Forward 383\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn F. Murphy and John Davy-Bowker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 A New Approach to Evaluating Fluvial Functioning (FFI): Towards aLandscape Ecology 401\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaurizio Siligardi and Cristina Cappelletti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Planning to Integrate Urban and Ecological Processes: A Case Involving Fluvial Functionality 419\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCorrado Diamantini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Beyond Biological Monitoring: An Integrated Approach 435\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePiet F. M. 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