A perspective on the abiotic processes sustaining the ecological integrity of running waters Geoffrey E. Petts OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 27
Restoring ecological integrity of great rivers: historical hydrographs aid in defining reference conditions for the Missouri River David L. GalatRobin Lipkin OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 48
The river-scaling concept (RSC): a basis for ecological assessments Helmut M. Habersack OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 60
Biological processes in running waters and their implications for the assessment of ecological integrity Stuart E. BunnPeter M. Davies OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 70
Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) and the assessment of ecological integrity : a methodological approach Ernst BauernfeindOtto Moog OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 83
Fundamentals of fish ecological integrity and their relation to the extended serial discontinuity concept M. JungwirthS. MuharS. Schmutz OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 97
Assessing the ecological integrity of rivers: walking the line among ecological, political and administrative interests* Otto MoogAndreas Chovanec OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 109
Indicators and assessment methods for measuring the ecological integrity of semi-aquatic terrestrial environments Stephanie A. InnisRobert J. NaimanScott R. Elliott OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 131
Towards the assessment of `ecological integrity' in running waters of the United Kingdom David M. HarperJoanna L. KempMalcolm D. Newson OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 142
The influence of environmental variables on the abundance of aquatic insects: a comparison of ordination and artificial neural networks R. WagnerT. DapperH.-H. Schmidt OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 152
Biomonitoring through biological traits of benthic macroinvertebrates: how to use species trait databases? Philippe Usseglio-PolateraMichel BournaudHenri Tachet OriginalPaper Pages: 153 - 162
The spatial heterogeneity of a river bottom: a key factor determining macroinvertebrate communities Jean-Nicolas BeiselPhilippe Usseglio-PolateraJean-Claude Moreteau OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 171
River ecotones: carabid beetles as a tool for quality assessment A. BoscainiA. FranceschiniB. Maiolini OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 181
Secondary production of benthic communities at the habitat scale as a tool to assess ecological integrity in mountain streams Andrea BuffagniEster Comin OriginalPaper Pages: 183 - 195
Performance of different biotic indices and sampling methods in assessing water quality in the lowland stretch of the Tiber River Angelo G. SoliminiPaolo GuliaGianmaria Carchini OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 208
Urbanization gradients in streams of Anchorage, Alaska: a comparison of multivariate and multimetric approaches to classification A. M. MilnerM. W. Oswood OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 223
Macroinvertebrate functional feeding group methods in ecological assessment C. Rawer-JostJ. BöhmerH. Rahmann OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 232
The statistical power of selected indicator metrics using macroinvertebrates for assessing acidification and eutrophication of running waters Leonard SandinRichard K. Johnson OriginalPaper Pages: 233 - 243
Evaluating physical habitat integrity in relation to the biological potential of streams Charles F. Rabeni OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 256
Application of an adapted index of biotic integrity to rivers of Lithuania V. KesminasT. Virbickas OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 270
Fish as indicators for the assessment of the ecological integrity of large rivers F. Schiemer OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 278
A multi-level concept for fish-based, river-type-specific assessment of ecological integrity S. SchmutzM. KaufmannS. Muhar OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 289
Variation in a Great River Index of Biotic Integrity over a 20-year period James R. GammonThomas P. Simon OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 304
Effects of residual flow and habitat fragmentation on distribution and movement of bullhead (Cottus gobio L.) in an alpine stream Sabine FischerHelmut Kummer OriginalPaper Pages: 305 - 317
Habitat condition and fish assemblage structure in a coastal mediterranean stream (Yarqon, Israel) receiving domestic effluent Sarig GafnyMenachem GorenAvital Gasith OriginalPaper Pages: 319 - 330
Benthic invertebrate and fish communities as indicators of morphological integrity in the Enz River (south-west Germany) W. JansenJ. BöhmerC. Hock OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 342
Identification of rivers with high and good habitat quality: methodological approach and applications in Austria Susanne MuharMichaela SchwarzMathias Jungwirth OriginalPaper Pages: 343 - 358
Using river habitat survey for environmental assessment and catchment planning in the U.K. P. J. RavenN. T. H. HolmesF. H. Dawson OriginalPaper Pages: 359 - 367
Effects of catchment properties on hydrochemistry, habitat complexity and invertebrate community structure in a lowland river Barbara BisAnna ZdanowiczMaciej Zalewski OriginalPaper Pages: 369 - 387
Integrated ecological assessment methods as a basis for sustainable catchment management Piet F.M. Verdonschot OriginalPaper Pages: 389 - 412
The development of integrated methods for assessing river conservation value P. J. Boon OriginalPaper Pages: 413 - 428
EMAP-Surface Waters: a multiassemblage, probability survey of ecological integrity in the U.S.A. R. M. HughesS .G. PaulsenJ. L. Stoddard OriginalPaper Pages: 429 - 443
The Austrian way of assessing the ecological integrity of running waters: a contribution to the EU Water Framework Directive A. ChovanecP. JägerSt. Schmutz OriginalPaper Pages: 445 - 452
Measuring the attainment of biological integrity in the USA: a critical element of ecological integrity Michael T. BarbourWilliam F. SwietlikChris O. Yoder OriginalPaper Pages: 453 - 464
GIBSI – An integrated modelling system prototype for river basin management A. N. RousseauA. MailhotJ.-P. Villeneuve OriginalPaper Pages: 465 - 475
Scientific base and modular concept for comprehensive assessment of streams in Switzerland U. BundiA. PeterU. Sieber OriginalPaper Pages: 477 - 487
