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New Tools to Analyse the Ecological Status of Mediterranean Wetlands and Shallow Lakes

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Experiences from Surface Water Quality Monitoring

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The efforts done in Catalonia (Spain) to assess the ecological status of Mediterranean wetlands and shallow lakes are described. The term wetland includes all shallow lentic waterbodies, temporary or permanent, where light reaches the bottom allowing the development of primary producers at the maximum water depth. Two water quality indexes and one habitat condition rapid assessment were developed. The first quality index (QAELS e2010 ) is based on the sensitivity of microcrustaceans (cladocerans, copepods and ostracods) and the richness of crustaceans and insects found in these habitats; the second one (EQAT) uses the composition of Chironomidae pupal exuviae. Rapid assessment of habitat condition (ECELS index) considers wetland hydromorphological aspects, the presence of human pressures in the surroundings and the conservation status of the wetland vegetation. Some data of the current ecological status of Mediterranean wetlands in Catalonia are also provided.

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This work was supported by the Catalan Water Agency, and we are especially grateful to Carolina Solà and Antoni Munné for their help during the project

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  1. GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain

    Xavier D. Quintana, Stéhanie Gascón, Jordi Sala & Dani Boix

  2. Department of Environmental Sciences and Food Industries, University of Vic, Barcelona, Spain

    Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles

  3. IRTA Aquatic Ecosystems, Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Catalonia, Spain

    Alfonso Nebra, Nuno Caiola & Carles Ibàñez

  4. Department of Ecology and IRBio, Research group F.E.M. (Freshwater Ecology and Management), Institut de Recerca de Biodiversitat), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spains

    Maria Rieradevall & Núria Sánchez-Millaruelo

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Quintana, X.D. et al. (2015). New Tools to Analyse the Ecological Status of Mediterranean Wetlands and Shallow Lakes. In: Munné, A., Ginebreda, A., Prat, N. (eds) Experiences from Surface Water Quality Monitoring. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 42. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2015_391

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