The first studies of diatoms and river pollution were carried out 60 years ago, and the
suitability of these micro-algae as bioassessment indicators for monitoring river quality was …

Ecological data are considered to be difficult to analyze because numerous biological and
environmental factors are involved in a complex manner in environment–organism …

This is the second edition of Freshwater Algae; the popular guide to temperate freshwater
algae. This book uniquely combines practical information on sampling and experimental …

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are biologically inspired computational networks. Among
the various types of ANNs, in this chapter, we focus on multilayer perceptrons (MLPs) with …

The Biological Diatom Index (BDI) is a standardized method routinely used in France for the
surveillance of watercourse quality. This index is based on a list of 209 key species showing …

Diatoms play a key role in the functioning of streams, and their sensitivity to many
environmental factors has led to the development of numerous diatom-based indices used …

Benthic diatoms are routinely used to assess river pollution. Most of the tools based on these
organisms exploit the differences of pollution sensitivity between species; as such, species …

Abstract The European Water Framework Directive establishes a framework for the
protection of water resources. However, common water management tools demand common …

In the context of river alteration, ecologists are asked to develop tools for the assessment of
river integrity. Fish are known to be good bioindicators of the ecological condition of rivers …

The Water Framework Directive (WFD) provides the legal basis for water management in the
European Union (EU). Twelve years after it was passed, all but five EU Member States had …