Principles and Methods for Determining Ecological Criteria on Hydrobiocenoses : Proceedings of the European Scientific Colloquium, Luxembourg, November 1975

Principles and Methods for Determining Ecological Criteria on Hydrobiocenoses is a collection of papers presented at the 1975 European Scientific Colloquium on Principles and Methods for Determining Ecological Criteria on Hydrobiocenoses, held in Luxembourg. This Colloquium aims to define a scientific basis for assessing the results of pollution on aquatic fauna and flora, as well as the biological methods to be used in assessing the extent of such pollution. This book is organized into four parts encompassing 29 chapters. After a brief overview of a series of parameters for the specific uses of different water classifications and regional evaluation of water pollution, this book goes on examining the ecological consequences of water pollution establishment of criteria and the ecological variable and their effect on aquatic fauna. These topics are followed by a discussion of the value of aquatic plants in water quality characterization, as well as the principles of the methods used. The succeeding parts highlight the concepts and practical methods used in the biological monitoring of surface waters. These parts particularly consider the benefits of using bioindicators and laboratory bioassays. The concluding discusses a comparative study of biological-ecological water assessment methods of water quality. This book will be of value to environmental scientists, engineers, and researchers. Content: Inside Front Cover , Page 2 Front Matter , Page 3 Copyright , Page 4 EDITORIAL NOTE , Page 5 , R. AMAVIS, J. SMEETS ESPOSTO DI APERTURA , Pages 13-19 , V. MANDL INTRODUCTORY REPORT , Pages 21-26 , V. MANDL EXPOSÉ INTRODUCTIF , Pages 27-31 , P. BOURDEAU INTRODUCTORY REPORT , Pages 33-36 , P. BOURDEAU OPENING ADDRESS , Pages 37-42 , J. SMEETS DETERMINANTS IN FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS AND MAN-MODIFIABLE FACTORS INDUCING CHANGE IN HYDROBIOCENOSES , Pages 45-73 , H.A. HAWKES SINTESI DELLE DISCUSSIONI AVVENUTE DOPO LA COMUNICAZIONE “DETERMINANTS IN FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS AND MAN-MODIFIABLE FACTORS INDUCING CHANGE IN HYDROBIOCENOSES” di H.A. HAWKES , Pages 75-78 , E.T. RIVOSECCHI VARIABILI ECOLOGICHE E LORO EFFETTO SULLA FAUNA ACQUATICA , Pages 83-106 , L. TONOLLI SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION OF THE PAPER “DETERMINANTS IN FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS AND MAN-MODIFIABLE FACTORS INDUCING CHANGE IN HYDROBIOCENOSES” BY H.A. HAWKES , Pages 79-82 , E.T. RIVOSECCHI ECOLOGICAL VARIABLES AND THEIR EFFECT ON AQUATIC FAUNA , Pages 107-123 , Livia Tonolli SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION OF THE PAPER “ECOLOGICAL VARIABLES AND THEIR EFFECT ON AQUATIC FAUNA” BY E.T. TONOLLI , Page 124 , F. WOODIWISS INTERET DES VEGETAUX AQUATIQUES DANS LA CARACTERISATION DE LA QUALITE DES EAUX ET PRINCIPES DES METHODES UTILISEES , Pages 125-155 , J.P. DESCY VALUE OF AQUATIC PLANTS IN THE CHARACTERIZATION OF WATER QUALITY AND PRINCIPLES OF THE METHODS USED , Pages 157-183 , J.P. DESCY SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION OF THE PAPER “INTERET DES VEGETAUX AQUATIQUES DANS LA CARACTERISATION DE LA QUALITE DES EAUX ET PRINCIPES DES METHODES UTILISEES” BY J.P. DESCY , Pages 185-187 , F. WOODIWISS PRINCIPES FONDAMENTAUX POUR LA DETERMINATION DE CRITERES ECOLOGIQUES RELATIFS AUX BIOCENOSES D'EAU COURANTE , Pages 191-197 , J. VERNEAUX BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR HYDROBIOCENOSES OF RUNNING WATER , Pages 199-202 , J. VERNEAUX SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION OF THE PAPER “BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR HYDROBIOCENOSES OF RUNNING WATER” BY J. VERNEAUX , Pages 203-207 , F. WOODIWISS THE TOLERANCE OF AQUATIC LIFE TO CHEMICAL POLLUTION AND THE IDEA OF ECOLOGICAL LIMITS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RIVERS , Pages 209-220 , H. VAN GENDEREN SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION OF THE PAPER “THE TOLERANCE OF AQUATIC LIFE TO CHEMICAL POLLUTION AND THE IDEA OF ECOLOGICAL LIMITS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RIVERS” BY H. VAN GENDEREN , Pages 221-222 , T.M. IVERSEN BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF RIVERS IN THE COMMUNITY , Pages 225-261 , L.R. PITTWELL COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL WATER ASSESSMENT METHODS — PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION ON THE RIVER MAIN , Pages 263-272 , H. KNÖPP SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION OF THE PAPERS “BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF RIVERS IN THE COMMUNITY” BY L.R. PITTWELL AND “COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL WATER ASSESSMENT METHODS” BY H. KNÖPP , Pages 273-274 , T.M. IVERSEN ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE AND USE OF BIOINDICATORS , Pages 275-286 , H.J. HUECK RELATIONS ENTRE ESSAIS BIOLOGIQUES EN LABORATOIRE ET EXPERIENCES IN SITU , Pages 287-300 , R. LESEL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LABORATORY BIOASSAYS AND IN SITU EXPERIMENTS , Pages 301-308 , R. LESEL SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION RELATING TO “THE PRACTICAL METHODS USED IN THE BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF SURFACE WATERS” , Pages 309-311 , G. PERSOONE SUMMARY OF THE GENERAL DISCUSSION , Pages 313-314 , W. SCHMITZ RAPPORT DE SYNTHESE ET CONCLUSIONS , Pages 317-353 , G. TENDRON, O. RAVERA CONCLUSIONS , Pages 355-389 , G. TENDRON, O. RAVERA LIST OF PARTICIPANTS , Pages 391,393-398 COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL-ECOLOGICAL WATER ASSESSMENT METHODS - PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION ON THE RIVER MAIN - 2–6 JUNE, 1975 (SUMMARY REPORT): COMPARISON OF BIOLOGICAL-ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES FOR ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY , Pages 403-427,429-463 , T.G. Tittizer CENTRAAL LABORATORIUM TNO DELFT , Pages 467-528 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TERMINOLOGY , Page 531