Impact of the European Water framework directive on knowledge of biodiversity

The European Water framework directive requires observation and monitoring of certain biological communities to assess the ecological status of aquatic environments. How does the WFD contribute to knowledge and evaluation of aquatic biodiversity ? What may be the results in terms of monitoring ?

Disciplines : Biodiversité,Écologie marine
Mots-clés : biodiversity,water,aquatic environment,ecology
Type de document : image,texte
Type de ressource : lecture,liste de références
Niveau : higher education,master,doctorat
Publics visés : learner,teacher
Auteurs ou éditeurs : Christine Argillier,Mario Lepage,Cemagref