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Hydrochemical and biological data from river courses (1986-2000)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
General | |
Data holding centre | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Dept. of Inland Waters |
Country | Greece |
Time period | 1986 - 2000 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | Almost the whole of Greece |
Observations | |
Parameters | Unspecified |
Description | |
Summary | Research is undertaken in order to meet the new Framework for European Community Water Policy, which introduces the concept of ecological quality of surface waters. However, the estimation of the biological quality of running waters, based on international metrics, was a task of the Institute since 1986. In order to assess the ecological quality of Greek surface waters it is a need to define, besides the hydrochemical quality, their biological quality, according to the Greek biogeoclimatic and faunistic characteristics. This, in turn, requires a complete set of macroinvertebrate species found in the different Greek river types as well as the development of country specific metrics. A further task within that concept is the development of a Greek river typology. Data are collected by in situ observations, in situ measurements and sampling of water and macrozobenthos organisms according to state of the art procedures. Geographical information is gained by GIS techniques. The determination of unknown species is carried out in collaboration with European experts. |
Originators | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Dept. of Inland Waters |
Availability | |
Organisation | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Dept. of Inland Waters |
Availability | By negotiation |
Contact | Dr A. Diapoulis |
Address | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Dept. of Inland Waters |
Telephone | +30 2291076458 |
Facsimile | +30 2291076419 |
penny@ath.hcmr.gr | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre |
Local identifier | 6007005 |
Global identifier | 1221 |
Last revised | 2015-08-21 |