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This classification method enables the assessment of invertebrates in rivers in relation to general degradation, including organic pollution.
Publication Date:
04-September-2023
Publication Status:
Final
Advisory Group:
UKTAG
Phytobenthos are good indicators of nutrient enrichment and other pressures, and can be used to assess river water quality. Diatoms are the main plant groups that we use because their silica shells are easy to identify under the microscope.
Publication Date:
18-September-2020
Publication Status:
Final
Advisory Group:
UKTAG