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Tools for assessing European streams with macroinvertebrates: major results and conclusions from the STAR project

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This short paper summarises the information developed in the EU funded research project STAR on autecology databases, metrics, multimetrics and community approaches. For Europe the WFD implementation gave an important stimulus for the development of ecology based assessment techniques. Along with the development of metrics and multimetrics indices taxalists and autecological information were strongly improved. Recommendations are given to further develop ecological assessment in European streams and rivers.

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Verdonschot, P.F.M., Moog, O. Tools for assessing European streams with macroinvertebrates: major results and conclusions from the STAR project. Hydrobiologia 566, 299–309 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0088-1

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