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Redundancy in the ecological assessment of lakes: Are phytoplankton, macrophytes and phytobenthos all necessary?

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Kelly, Martyn G., Birk, Sebastian, Willby, Nigel J., Denys, Luc, Drakare, Stina, Kahlert, Maria, Karjalainen, Satu Maaria, Marchetto, Aldo, Pitt, Jo-Anne, Urbanič, Gorazd, Poikane, Sandra·2016·Science of The Total Environment
DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.024
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Although the Water Framework Directive specifies that macrophytes and phytobenthos should be used for the ecological assessment of lakes and rivers, practice varies widely throughout the EU. Most countries have separate methods for macrophytes and phytobenthos in rivers; however, the situation is very different for lakes. Here, 16 countries do not have dedicated phytobenthos methods, some include filamentous algae within macrophyte survey methods whilst others use diatoms as proxies for phytobenthos. The most widely-cited justification for not having a dedicated phytobenthos method is redundancy, i.e. that macrophyte and phytoplankton assessments alone are sufficient to detect nutrient impacts. Evidence from those European Union Member States that have dedicated phytobenthos methods supports this for high level overviews of lake condition and classification; however, there are a number of situations where phytobenthos may contribute valuable information for the management of lakes.

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  • This focus may sometimes result in redundant information being collected on some aspects of systems, whilst generating limited understanding of socio-economic aspects or the contextual drivers on the system to be managed.

    “This may sometimes result in redundant information being collected on some aspects of systems (Kelly et al., 2016), whilst generating limited understanding of socio-economic aspects or the contextual drivers on the system to be managed”

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Authors
Kelly, M. G., Birk, S., Willby, N. J., Denys, L., Drakare, S., Kahlert, M., Karjalainen, S. M., Marchetto, A., Pitt, J.-A., Urbanič, G., & Poikane, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
  • University of Stirling (GB)
  • Research Institute for Nature and Forest (BE)
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
  • Finnish Environment Institute (FI)
  • Institute of Ecosystem Study (IT)
  • Environment Agency (GB)
  • University of Ljubljana (SI)
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Venue
Science of The Total Environment
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-10
Volume
568
Pages
594-602
ISSN
0048-9697 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.024
OpenAlex
W2279526804
Cited by
47
References
1
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2026: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2
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3.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Science of The Total Environment (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Joint Research Centre (European Commission) (submittedVersion)
Funders
European Commission
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental and Sediment Control
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
Keywords
benthic algae, aquatic plants, phytoplankton, Water Framework Directive, lake classification, filamentous algae, lake management, EU member states
MeSH terms
Environmental Monitoring, European Union, Eutrophication, Models, Theoretical, Phytoplankton, Seaweed, Diatoms, Ecosystem, Lakes, Water Quality

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