Implementation of the European water framework directive from the Basque country (northern Spain): a methodological approach

Borja, Ángel; Franco, Javier; ­Valencia, Victoriano; Bald, Juan; Muxika, Iñigo; Belzunce, Marı́a Jesús; Solaun, Oihana

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“…Four options could be used to derive reference conditions: (i) comparison with an existing ''pristine''/undisturbed site; (ii) historical data and information; (iii) models and (iv) expert judgment (see details in Borja et al, 2004a;Muxika et al, 2007;Forchino et al, 2011;Borja et al, 2012). However, it is impractical to find pristine/undisturbed sites worldwide with the increasing pressure on water bodies brought about by human activities.…”

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Assessing the benthic ecological status in the stressed coastal waters of Yantai, Yellow Sea, using AMBI and M-AMBI

Wang

Bingjun

2013

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues.Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. b s t r a c tThe coastal waters around Yantai have been subjected to a variety of anthropogenic pressures over the last two decades. To assess the current benthic ecological health and the recovery process of the benthic ecosystem, four surveys were conducted in 2010 and 2011. The AMBI and M-AMBI were applied to assess the benthic ecological status. The ecological status of the Sishili Bay and Taozi Bay was ''moderate'' to ''good'' at most sampling stations during four surveys, but some stations were degraded due to pollution and eutrophication induced by human activities. The ecological status improved after removal of the marine raft culture and minimizing the amount of waste water discharged into the coastal waters of Yantai. The AMBI and M-AMBI could be used as suitable bio-indicator indices to assess the benthic ecological status of coastal waters in Yantai, Shandong Province.

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Assessing the benthic ecological status in the stressed coastal waters of Yantai, Yellow Sea, using AMBI and M-AMBI

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Bingjun

2013

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“…However, some legislation, such as the WFD, seeks for independent assessments. This led to the proposal for methods to assess physico-chemical ele ments alone (Borja et al, 2004b;Bald et al, 2005).…”

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“…One approach has been to include a number of attributes (or metrics) into a single, integrated measure. Such a multimetric approach has been developed and applied in the United States (Deegan et al, 1997;Hughes et al, 2002), South Africa Whitfield, 2004, 2006), Spain (Borja et al, 2004b;Uriarte and Borja, 2009), Belgium (Breine et al, 2007), and the United Kingdom (Coates et al, 2007). Many of these multimetric approaches include metrics at various levels of biological organization from individual (e.g., number of diseased fishes), population (e.g., indicator species), to com munity (e.g., species richness, dominance, resident species, and piscivorous species) measures.…”

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“…However, the WFD, instead of using all these elements in assessing environmental quality in an integrative way, uses a simple approach known as the 'one out, all out' principle (Heiskanen et al, 2004;Borja, 2005;Tueros et al, 2009). This principle takes the final quality of a water body from the worstrated element, which may be a useful starting point, but even tually should be avoided, due to the problems that arise in the final classification (Borja et al, 2004b;Moss, 2008;Tueros et al, 2009).…”

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“…Hence, some authors propose to integrate all physico chemical and biological elements into a single assessment of the ecosystem (Borja et al, 2004b(Borja et al, , 2008a, and some guiding principles have been developed at national levels (e.g., in the UK; Rogers et al, 2007). The approach of Borja et al (2004b) was further detailed in aspects, such as physico-chemical (Bald et al, 2005), chemical (Rodríguez et al, 2006;Tueros et al, 2008Tueros et al, , 2009, phytoplankton (Revilla et al, 2009), macroinver tebrates , and fishes (Uriarte and Borja, 2009).…”

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There is an increasing need in assessing ecological quality and integrity of estuaries and lagoons. This chapter shows the most recent efforts in assessing individual biological elements (from phytoplankton to fishes), together with the integrative tools developed in different geographical areas worldwide. However, reducing complex information from multiple ecosystem elements to a single color or value is a substantial challenge to marine scientists, and requires the integration of different disciplines (chemists, engineers, biologists, ecologists, physics, managers, etc.), to reach agreement on the final assignment of ecological status. Hence, in the near future, emphasis needs to be directed at understanding the complexities of estuarine system functioning rather than simplifying and scaling down the system into smaller components. Provided for non-commercial research and educational use.Not for reproduction, distribution or commercial use.This chapter was originally published in Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, published by Elsevier, and the attached copy is provided by Elsevier for the author's benefit and for the benefit of the author's institution, for noncommercial research and educational use including without limitation use in instruction at your institution, sending it to specific colleagues who you know, and providing a copy to your institution's administrator.All other uses, reproduction and distribution, including without limitation commercial reprints, selling or licensing copies or access, or posting on open internet sites, your personal or institution's website or repository, are prohibited.For exceptions, permission may be sought for such use through Elsevier's permissions site at: Author's personal copy AbstractThere is an increasing need in assessing ecological quality and integrity of estuaries and lagoons. This chapter shows the most recent efforts in assessing individual biological elements (from phytoplankton to fishes), together with the integrative tools developed in different geographical areas worldwide. However, reducing complex information from multiple ecosystem elements to a single color or value is a substantial challenge to marine scientists, and requires the integration of different disciplines (chemists, engineers, biologists, ecologists, physics, managers, etc.), to reach agreement on the final assignment of ecological status. Hence, in the near future, emphasis needs to be directed at understanding the complexities of estuarine system functioning rather than simplifying and scaling down the system into smaller components.

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Implementation of the European water framework directive from the Basque country (northern Spain): a methodological approach

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