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Date: 2013-09-20 00:00:00
Title: 2013/480/EU: Commission Decision of 20 September 2013 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the values of the Member State monitoring system classifications as a result of the intercalibration exercise and repealing Decision 2008/915/EC (notified under document C(2013) 5915)  Text with EEA relevance

8.10.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 266/1
            
         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 20 September 2013
   establishing, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the values of the Member State monitoring system classifications as a result of the intercalibration exercise and repealing Decision 2008/915/EC
   (notified under document C(2013) 5915)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2013/480/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (1), and in particular Section 1.4.1(ix) of Annex V thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Article 4(1)(a)(ii) of Directive 2000/60/EC requires the Member States to protect, enhance and restore all bodies of surface water with the aim of achieving good surface water status at the latest 15 years after the date of entry into force of the Directive, subject to certain derogations in accordance with the provisions laid down in Annex V thereto. Article 4(1)(a)(iii) of Directive 2000/60/EC requires the Member States to protect and enhance all artificial and heavily modified bodies of water, with the aim of achieving good ecological potential and good surface water chemical status at the latest 15 years from the date of entry into force of the Directive, subject to certain derogations, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Annex V thereto. In accordance with Section 1.4.1(i) of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC the references to ecological status should be construed as references to ecological potential as regards artificial and heavily modified water bodies.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               The intercalibration exercise envisages a harmonised approach to define one of the main environmental objectives of Directive 2000/60/EC, namely good ecological status.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Section 1.4.1 of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC provides a process to ensure the comparability between the biological monitoring results of Member States as a central part of the ecological status classification. This requires the Member States’ biological monitoring results and their monitoring system classifications to be compared through an intercalibration network comprised of monitoring sites in each Member State and in each ecoregion of the Union. Directive 2000/60/EC requires the Member States to collect, as appropriate, the necessary information for the sites included in the intercalibration network, in order to enable the assessment of the consistency of the national monitoring system classifications with the normative definitions of Section 1.2 of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC and the comparability of the results of monitoring system classifications between the Member States.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               In order to carry out the intercalibration exercise Member States are organised in Geographical Intercalibration Groups, consisting of Member States sharing particular surface water body types, as defined in Section 2 of the Annex to Commission Decision 2005/646/EC of 17 August 2005 on the establishment of a register of sites to form the intercalibration network in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Section 1.4.1 of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC specifies that the intercalibration exercise is to be carried out at biological element level, comparing the classification results of the national monitoring system for each biological element and for each common surface water body type among Member States in the same Geographical Intercalibration Group, and assessing the consistency of the results with the normative definitions set out in Section 1.2 of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               The Commission has facilitated two phases of the intercalibration exercise through the Institute of Environment and Sustainability of the Joint Research Centre.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               Under the Water Framework Directive Common Implementation Strategy three Guidance Documents (No 6 (3) and 14 (two versions) (4)) were prepared to facilitate the intercalibration process. They provided an overview of the key principles of the intercalibration process and the options for carrying out the exercise including timescales and reporting requirements.
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               By 2007 the Commission had received intercalibration results for a number of biological quality elements. They were included in Commission Decision 2008/915/EC of 30 October 2008 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the values of the Member State monitoring system classifications as a result of the intercalibration exercise (5), which sets out the values of the boundaries between classes that Member States should use in their national monitoring system classifications. The results of the first phase of the intercalibration exercise were incomplete, in so far as not all biological quality elements were covered. It was necessary however to adopt the available results of the intercalibration exercise to inform the development of the first river basin management plans and programmes of measures in accordance with Articles 11 and 13 of Directive 2000/60/EC.
            
         
               (9)
            
            
               The results of this first phase of the intercalibration exercise were adopted in Decision 2008/915/EC. Those results were included on a provisional basis with an understanding that further results would be subject to a new Decision when the relevant information in accordance with Section 1.4.1 of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC would have been provided by the Member States.
            
         
               (10)
            
            
               In order to close the gaps and improve the comparability of the intercalibration results in time for the second river basin management plans due in 2015, the Commission initiated a second phase of the intercalibration exercise.
            
         
               (11)
            
            
               Annex I to this Decision sets out the results of the intercalibration exercise for which intercalibration is successfully achieved, within the limits of what is technically feasible at this point in time.
            
         
               (12)
            
            
               Annex II to this Decision sets out the results of the intercalibration exercise for which intercalibration is partially achieved. The completion of all the necessary steps in the intercalibration exercise should be carried out in order for the results to be included in a new Decision. Accordingly, those results are provisional.
            
         
               (13)
            
            
               Member States should complete the intercalibration exercise by 22 December 2016 to allow the Commission to move the results contained in Annexes I and II of this Decision to a sole Annex of a new Decision. This will allow for these results to be used in the third river basin planning cycle.
            
         
               (14)
            
            
               The completion of all the necessary steps in the intercalibration exercise should also be carried out by 22 December 2016 for those Geographical Intercalibration Groups and biological quality elements where there are as yet no intercalibration results for inclusion in this Decision. This will also allow for these results to be included in a new Decision and to be used in the third river basin planning cycle.
            
         
               (15)
            
            
               While Directive 2000/60/EC requires that intercalibration is to be carried out at biological quality element level, single parameters (e.g. chlorophyll –a concentration, or depth limits of macroalgae and angiosperms) are in some cases considered to be representative for a full biological quality element. In such cases, the results of the intercalibration exercise are set out in Annex I.
            
         
               (16)
            
            
               There are cases where Member States have developed independent methods covering only a part of a biological quality element (e.g. independent method for macrophytes and phytobenthos for the quality element ‘macrophytes and phytobenthos’). In cases where intercalibration for such sub- biological quality elements has been successfully completed the results of the intercalibration exercise are included in the Annexes and identified as a sub biological quality element.
            
         
               (17)
            
            
               The results of the intercalibration exercise should refer to the ecological status of water bodies. If water bodies corresponding to the intercalibrated types are designated as heavily modified water bodies in accordance with Article 4(3) of Directive 2000/60/EC, the results presented in Annex I and II to this Decision could be used to derive their good ecological potential, taking into account their physical modifications and their associated water use in accordance with the normative definitions in Section 1.2.5 of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC.
            
         
               (18)
            
            
               Member States should apply the results of the intercalibration exercise to their national classification systems in order to set the boundaries between high and good status and between good and moderate status for all their national types.
            
         
               (19)
            
            
               The information that is made available through the establishment of the monitoring programmes provided for in Article 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and the review and update of the characteristics of river basin districts provided for in Article 5 of Directive 2000/60/EC could bring new evidence that may lead to the adaptation to scientific and technical progress of the Member States’ monitoring and classification systems and eventually to a review of the results of the intercalibration exercise in order to improve their quality.
            
         
               (20)
            
            
               Decision 2008/915/EC should therefore be repealed and replaced accordingly.
            
         
               (21)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 21(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   1.   For the purposes of section 1.4.1(iii) of Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States shall use in their monitoring systems classification the values of the boundaries between classes that are set out in Annex I and II to this Decision.
   2.   Member States shall complete all the necessary steps in the intercalibration exercise for the results included in Annex II to this Decision by 22 December 2016.
   Article 2
   Decision 2008/915/EC is repealed.
   Article 3
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 20 September 2013.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Janez POTOČNIK
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1.
   
      (2)  OJ L 243, 19.9.2005, p. 1.
   
      (3)  Common implementation strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), Guidance Document No 6, Towards a Guidance on Establishment of the Intercalibration Network and the Process on the Intercalibration Exercise, European Communities, 2003. ISBN 92-894-5126-2
   
      (4)  Common implementation strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), Guidance document No 14. Guidance document on the Intercalibration Process 2004-2006, ISBN 92-894-9471-9
   Common implementation strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), Guidance document No 14. Guidance document on the Intercalibration Process 2008-2011 ISBN: 978-92-79-18997-5
   
      (5)  OJ L 332, 10.12.2008, p. 20.
   
      ANNEX I
      WATER CATEGORY: Rivers
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Alpine
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  River characterisation
               
               
                  Catchment (km2)
               
               
                  Altitude and geomorphology
               
               
                  Alkalinity
               
               
                  Flow regime
               
            
                  R-A1
               
               
                  Pre-Alpine, small to medium, high altitude calcareous
               
               
                  10-1 000
               
               
                  800-2 500 m (catchment), boulders/cobble
               
               
                  high (but not extremely high) alkalinity
               
               
                   
               
            
                  R-A2
               
               
                  Small to medium, high altitude, siliceous
               
               
                  10-1 000
               
               
                  500-1 000 m (max. altitude of catchment 3 000 m, mean 1 500 m), boulders
               
               
                  Non-calcareous (granite, metamorphic). medium to low alkalinity
               
               
                  nival-glacial flow regime
               
            Countries sharing the types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Type R-A1
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Slovenia
               
            
                  Type R-A2
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Austria, France, Italy, Spain
               
            ALPINE RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrate fauna
      
         Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
      
                  Type and country
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     Type R-A1
                  
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  Assessment of the biological quality elements - part benthic invertebrates [Erhebung der biologischen Qualitätselemente - Teil Makrozoobenthos (Detaillierte MZB-Methode)]
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  Classification française DCE Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (IBGN). AFNOR NF-T-90-350 and arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,93
               
               
                  0,79
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  PERLODES – Bewertungsverfahren von Fließgewässern auf Basis des Makrozoobenthos
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  MacrOper, based on STAR Intercalibration Common Metric Index (STAR_ICMi)
               
               
                  0,97
               
               
                  0,73
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek z bentoškimi nevretenčarji v Sloveniji (Ecological status assessment system for rivers using benthic invertebrates in Slovenia)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  
                     Type R-A2
                  
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  Assessment of the biological quality elements - part benthic invertebrates [Erhebung der biologischen Qualitätselemente - Teil Makrozoobenthos (Detaillierte MZB-Methode)]
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  France (Alps)
               
               
                  Classification française DCE Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (IBGN). AFNOR NF-T-90-350 and arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,93
               
               
                  0,71
               
            
                  France (Pyrenees)
               
               
                  Classification française DCE Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (IBGN). AFNOR NF-T-90-350 and arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,94
               
               
                  0,81
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  MacrOper, based on STAR Intercalibration Common Metric Index (STAR_ICMi)
               
               
                  0,95
               
               
                  0,71
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Iberian BMWP (IBMWP)
               
               
                  0,83
               
               
                  0,53
               
            ALPINE RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Phytobenthos
      
         Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
      
                  Type and country
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     Type R-A1
                  
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  Assessment of the biological quality elements - part phytobenthos [Leitfaden zur Erhebung der biologischen Qualitätselemente, Teil A3 - Fließgewässer/Phytobenthos]
               
               
                  0,88
               
               
                  0,56
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  IBD 2007 (Coste et al, Ecol. Ind. 2009). AFNOR NF-T-90-354, December 2007. Arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,94
               
               
                  0,78
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  Verfahrensanleitung für die ökologische Bewertung von Fließgewässern zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie: Makrophyten und Phytobenthos (Phylib), Modul Diatomeen
               
               
                  0,735
               
               
                  0,54
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  ICMi (Intercalibration Common Metric) Index (Mancini & Sollazzo, 2009, Phytobenthos Intercalibration Common Metric (pICM: Kelly et al., 2009)
               
               
                  0,87
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek s fitobentosom in makrofiti v Sloveniji; fitobentos (Ecological status assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos and macrophytes in Slovenia; Phytobenthos)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  
                     Type R-A2
                  
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  Assessment of the biological quality elements - part phytobenthos [Leitfaden zur Erhebung der biologischen Qualitätselemente, Teil A3 - Fließgewässer/Phytobenthos]
               
               
                  0,88
               
               
                  0,56
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  IBD 2007 (Coste et al, Ecol. Ind. 2009). AFNOR NF-T-90-354, December 2007. Arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,94
               
               
                  0,78
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  IPS (Coste in Cemagref, 1982)
               
               
                  0,94
               
               
                  0,74
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  ICMi (Intercalibration Common Metric) Index (Mancini & Sollazzo, 2009, Phytobenthos Intercalibration Common Metric (pICM: Kelly et al., 2009)
               
               
                  0,85
               
               
                  0,64
               
            ALPINE RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes
      NOT APPLICABLE
      WATER CATEGORY: Rivers
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Central/Baltic
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  River characterisation
               
               
                  Catchment (km2)
               
               
                  Altitude & geomorphology
               
               
                  Alkalinity (meq/l)
               
            
                  R-C1
               
               
                  Small lowland siliceous sand
               
               
                  10-100
               
               
                  lowland, dominated by sandy substrate (small particle size), 3-8 m width (bankfull size)
               
               
                  > 0,4
               
            
                  R-C2
               
               
                  Small lowland siliceous - rock
               
               
                  10-100
               
               
                  lowland, rock material
                  3-8 m width (bankfull size)
               
               
                  < 0,4
               
            
                  R-C3
               
               
                  Small mid-altitude siliceous
               
               
                  10-100
               
               
                  mid-altitude, rock (granite) - gravel substrate, 2-10 m width (bankfull size)
               
               
                  < 0,4
               
            
                  R-C4
               
               
                  Medium lowland mixed
               
               
                  100-1 000
               
               
                  lowland, sandy to gravel substrate, 8-25 m width (bankfull size)
               
               
                  > 0,4
               
            
                  R-C5
               
               
                  Large lowland mixed
               
               
                  1 000-10 000
               
               
                  lowland, barbel zone, variation in velocity, max. altitude in catchment: 800 m, > 25 m width (bankfull size)
               
               
                  > 0,4
               
            
                  R-C6
               
               
                  Small, lowland, calcareous
               
               
                  10-300
               
               
                  lowland, gravel substrate (limestone), width 3-10 m (bankfull size)
               
               
                  > 2
               
            Countries sharing the types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Type R-C1
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (Wallonia), Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type R-C2
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Spain, France, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type R-C3
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, France, Latvia, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type R-C4
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (Wallonia), Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type R-C5
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Belgium (Wallonia), Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Spain, Ireland. Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type R-C6
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Belgium (Wallonia), Denmark, Estonia, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            CENTRAL-BALTIC RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrate fauna
      
         Ecological quality ratios of the national classification system intercalibrated
      
      The following results apply to all types as described above.
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  Assessment of the biological quality elements - part benthic invertebrates
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Belgium (Flanders)
               
               
                  Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index Flanders (MMIF)
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Belgium (Wallonia)
               
               
                  Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (IBGN) (Norme AFNOR NF T 90 350, 1992) and Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 13 septembre 2012 relatif à l’identification, à la caractérisation et à la fixation des seuils d’état écologique applicables aux masses d’eau de surface et modifiant le Livre II du Code de l’Environnement, contenant le Code de l’Eau. Moniteur belge 12.10.2012
               
               
                  0,97 (types R-C3,, R-C5, R-C6)
                  0,94 (type R-C1)
               
               
                  0,74 (types R-C3,, R-C5, R-C6)
                  0,75 (type R-C1)
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  Czech system for ecological status assessment of rivers using benthic macroinvertebrates
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  Danish Stream Fauna Index (DSFI)
               
               
                  1,00
               
               
                  0,71
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  Estonian surface water ecological quality assessment – river macroinvertebrates
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  PERLODES – Bewertungsverfahren von Fließgewässern auf Basis des Makrozoobenthos
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  Classification française DCE Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (IBGN). AFNOR NF-T-90-350 and arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,94
               
               
                  0,80
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  Quality Rating System (Q-value)
               
               
                  0,85
               
               
                  0,75
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  MacrOper, based on STAR_ICM index calculation
               
               
                  0,96
               
               
                  0,72
               
            
                  Luxembourg
               
               
                  Classification luxembourgeoise DCE Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (IBGN) 1992, AFNOR NF-T-90-350 et circulaire DCE 2007/22 MEDD/DE/MAGE/BEMA 07/no 4 du 11 avril 2007
               
               
                  0,96
               
               
                  0,72
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  KRW-maatlat
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  RIVECOmacro for ecological status assessment of rivers using benthic macroinvertebrates
                  (Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index, based on STAR_ICM)
               
               
                  0,91(type RC1)
               
               
                  0,72 (type RC1)
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  METI
               
               
                  0,93
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  DJ-index (Dahl & Johnson 2004)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  River Invertebrate Classification Tool (RICT)- WHPT
               
               
                  0,97
               
               
                  0,86
               
            CENTRAL-BALTIC RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes
      
         Ecological quality ratios of the national classification system intercalibrated
      
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Type
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  AIM for Rivers (Austrian Index Macrophytes for rivers)
               
               
                  RC-3
               
               
                  0,875
               
               
                  0,625
               
            
                  Belgium (Flanders)
               
               
                  MAFWAT - Flemish macrophyte assessment system
               
               
                  R-C1
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Belgium (Wallonia)
               
               
                  IBMR-WL - Biological Macrophyte Index for Rivers (Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 13 septembre 2012 relatif à l’identification, à la caractérisation et à la fixation des seuils d’état écologique applicables aux masses d’eau de surface et modifiant le Livre II du Code de l’Environnement, contenant le Code de l’Eau. Moniteur belge 12.10.2012)
               
               
                  R-C3
               
               
                  0,925
               
               
                  0,607
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  DSPI - Danish Stream Plant Index
               
               
                  R-C1
               
               
                  0,70
               
               
                  0,50
               
            
                  R-C4
               
               
                  0,70
               
               
                  0,50
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  Verfahrensanleitung für die ökologische Bewertung von Fließgewässern zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie: Makrophyten und Phytobenthos (Phylib), Modul Makrophyten
               
               
                  R-C1
               
               
                  0,745
               
               
                  0,495
               
            
                  R-C3
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,55
               
            
                  R-C4
               
               
                  0,575
               
               
                  0,395
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  French standard NF T90-395 (2003-10-01). Qualité de l'eau - Détermination de l'indice biologique macrophytique en rivière (IBMR)
               
               
                  R-C3
               
               
                  0,93
               
               
                  0,79
               
            
                  R-C4
               
               
                  0,905
               
               
                  0,79
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  MTR – IE - Mean Trophic Ranking
               
               
                  R-C4
               
               
                  0,74
               
               
                  0,62
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  IBMR – IT - Biological Macrophyte Index for Rivers
               
               
                  R-C1
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,80
               
            
                  R-C4
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,80
               
            
                  Luxembourg
               
               
                  IBMR – LU - Biological Macrophyte Index for Rivers
               
               
                  R-C3
               
               
                  0,89
               
               
                  0,79
               
            
                  R-C4
               
               
                  0,89
               
               
                  0,79
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  MIR - Macrophyte Index for Rivers
               
               
                  R-C1
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,65
               
            
                  R-C3
               
               
                  0,91
               
               
                  0,684
               
            
                  R-C4
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,65
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  LEAFPACS - Ecological Classification of Rivers using Macrophytes
               
               
                  R-C1
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  R-C3
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  R-C4
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            CENTRAL-BALTIC RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Phytobenthos
      
         Ecological quality ratios of the national classification system intercalibrated
      
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Type
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  Assessment of the biological quality elements - part Phytobenthos [Leitfaden zur Erhebung der biologischen Qualitätselemente, Teil A3 -Fließgewässer/Phytobenthos]
               
               
                  All types, altitude < 500 m
               
               
                  0,70
               
               
                  0,42
               
            
                  All types, altitude > 500 m
               
               
                  0,71
               
               
                  0,43
               
            
                  Belgium (Flanders)
               
               
                  Proportions of Impact-Sensitive and Impact-Associated Diatoms (PISIAD)
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Belgium (Wallonia)
               
               
                  IPS (Coste, in CEMAGREF, 1982; Lenoir & Coste, 1996 and Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 13 septembre 2012 relatif à l’identification, à la caractérisation et à la fixation des seuils d’état écologique applicables aux masses d’eau de surface et modifiant le Livre II du Code de l’Environnement, contenant le Code de l’Eau. Moniteur belge 12.10.2012)
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,98
               
               
                  0,73
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  Indice de Polluosensibilité Spécifique (IPS)
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,85
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  IBD 2007 (Coste et al, Ecol. Ind. 2009). AFNOR NF-T-90-354, December 2007. Arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,94
               
               
                  0,78
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  Verfahrensanleitung für die ökologische Bewertung von Fließgewässern zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie: Makrophyten und Phytobenthos (Phylib), Modul Diatomeen
               
               
                  R-C1
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,43
               
            
                  R-C3
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,43
               
            
                  R-C4
               
               
                  0,61
               
               
                  0,43
               
            
                  R-C5
               
               
                  0,73
               
               
                  0,55
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  Revised form of Trophic Diatom Index (TDI)
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,93
               
               
                  0,78
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  ICMi (Intercalibration Common Metric) Index (Mancini & Sollazzo, 2009, Phytobenthos Intercalibration Common Metric (pICM: Kelly et al., 2009)
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,84
               
               
                  0,65
               
            
                  Luxembourg
               
               
                  Indice de Polluosensibilité Spécifique (IPS)
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  KRW Maatlat
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  Indeks Okrzemkowy IO dla rzek (Diatom Index for rivers)
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,58
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Diatom multimetric (MDIAT)
               
               
                  R-C2, R-C3, R-C4
               
               
                  0,93
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  Swedish assessment methods, Swedish EPA regulations (NFS 2008:1) based on Indice de Polluosensibilité Spécifique (IPS)
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,89
               
               
                  0,74
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  Diatom Assessment for River Ecological Status (DARLEQ2)
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  1,00
               
               
                  0,75
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Rivers
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Eastern Continental
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  River characterisation
               
               
                  Ecoregion
               
               
                  Catchment (km2)
               
               
                  Altitude (m)
               
               
                  Geology
               
               
                  Substrate
               
            
                  R-E1a
               
               
                  Carpathians: small to medium, mid-altitude
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  10 – 1 000
               
               
                  500 – 800
               
               
                  mixed
               
               
                   
               
            
                  R-E1b
               
               
                  Carpathians: small to medium, mid-altitude
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  10 – 1 000
               
               
                  200 – 500
               
               
                  mixed
               
               
                   
               
            
                  R-E2
               
               
                  Plains: medium-sized, lowland
               
               
                  11 and 12
               
               
                  100 – 1 000
               
               
                  < 200
               
               
                  mixed
               
               
                  sand and silt
               
            
                  R-E3
               
               
                  Plains: large, lowland
               
               
                  11 and 12
               
               
                  > 1 000
               
               
                  < 200
               
               
                  mixed
               
               
                  sand, silt and gravel
               
            
                  R-E4
               
               
                  Plains: medium-sized, mid-altitude
               
               
                  11 and 12
               
               
                  100 – 1 000
               
               
                  200 – 500
               
               
                  mixed
               
               
                  sand and gravel
               
            
                  R-EX4
               
               
                  Large, mid-altitude
               
               
                  10, 11 and 12
               
               
                  > 1 000
               
               
                  200 – 500
               
               
                  mixed
               
               
                  gravel and boulder
               
            
                  R-EX5
               
               
                  Plains: small lowland
               
               
                  11 and 12
               
               
                  10 – 100
               
               
                  < 200
               
               
                  mixed
               
               
                  sand and silt
               
            
                  R-EX6
               
               
                  Plains: small, mid-altitude
               
               
                  11 and 12
               
               
                  10 - 100
               
               
                  200 - 500
               
               
                  mixed
               
               
                  gravel
               
            
                  R-EX7
               
               
                  Balkan: small, calcareous, mid-altitude
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  10-100
               
               
                  200-500
               
               
                  calcareous
               
               
                  gravel
               
            
                  R-EX8
               
               
                  Balkan: small to medium-sized, calcareous karst spring
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  10-1 000
               
               
                   
               
               
                  calcareous
               
               
                  gravel, sand and silt
               
            Countries sharing the types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Type R-E1a
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia
               
            
                  Type R-E1b
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia
               
            
                  Type R-E2
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia
               
            
                  Type R-E3
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia
               
            
                  Type R-E4
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
               
            
                  Type R-EX4
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia
               
            
                  Type R-EX5
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia
               
            
                  Type R-EX6
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia
               
            
                  Type R-EX7
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Slovenia
               
            
                  Type R-EX8
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Bulgaria, Slovenia
               
            EASTERN CONTINENTAL RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrate fauna
      
         Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Type
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  Assessment of the biological quality elements - part benthic invertebrates
               
               
                  R-E4
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  Irish biotic index
               
               
                  R-E1a, R-E1b
               
               
                  0,86
               
               
                  0,67
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  Czech system for ecological status assessment of rivers using benthic macroinvertebrates
               
               
                  R-E1a, R-E1b, R-E2, R-E3
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  Hungarian Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index
               
               
                  R-E1b, R-E3, R-E4, R-EX5, R-EX6
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  Assessment method for ecological status of water bodies based on macroinvertebrates
               
               
                  R-E1a, R-E1b, R-E3, R-EX4
               
               
                  0,74
               
               
                  0,58
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek z bentoškimi nevretenčarji v Sloveniji
               
               
                  R-E4, R-EX5, R-EX6
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  Slovak assessment of benthic invertebrates in rivers
               
               
                  R-E1a, R-E1b, R-E2, R-E3, R-E4, R-EX4
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            EASTERN CONTINENTAL RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes
      
         Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Type
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  AIM for Rivers (Austrian Index Macrophytes for rivers)
               
               
                  R-E4
               
               
                  0,875
               
               
                  0,625
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  Reference Index
               
               
                  R-E2, R-E3
               
               
                  0,570
               
               
                  0,370
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  Reference Index
               
               
                  R-E4
               
               
                  0,510
               
               
                  0,270
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  Reference Index
               
               
                  R-E2, R-E3
               
               
                  0,700
               
               
                  0,370
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  River Macrophyte Index
               
               
                  R-E2, R-E3, R-E4
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,600
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  Biological Macrophyte Index for Rivers
               
               
                  R-E2, R-E3, R-E4
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,600
               
            EASTERN CONTINENTAL RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Phytobenthos
      
         Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Type
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  Assessment of the biological quality elements - part phytobenthos
               
               
                  R-E4
               
               
                  0,70
               
               
                  0,42
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  Ecological status assessment of rivers in Bulgaria based on IPS diatom index
               
               
                  R-E1a, R-E1b, R-E3
               
               
                  0,87 (national type R2, R4)
                  0,85 (national type R7, R8)
               
               
                  0,66 (national type R2, R4)
                  0,64 (national type R7, R8)
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  Assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos
               
               
                  R-E1a, R-E1b, R-E2, R-E3, R-EX4
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  Ecological status assessment for rivers based on diatoms
               
               
                  R-E2, R-E3, R-EX5
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek s fitobentosom in makrofiti v Sloveniji; fitobentos (Ecological status assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos and macrophytes in Slovenia; Phytobenthos)
               
               
                  R-E4, R-EX5, R-EX6, R-EX7, R-EX8
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  Ecological status assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos
               
               
                  R-E1a, R-E1b, R-E2, R-E3, R-E4, R-EX4
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,70
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Rivers
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Mediterranean
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  River characterisation
               
               
                  Catchment (km2)
               
               
                  Geology
               
               
                  Flow regime
               
            
                  R-M1
               
               
                  Small mediterranean streams
               
               
                  < 100
               
               
                  Mixed (except silicious)
               
               
                  Highly seasonal
               
            
                  R-M2
               
               
                  Medium mediterranean streams
               
               
                  100-1 000
               
               
                  Mixed (except silicious)
               
               
                  Highly seasonal
               
            
                  R-M4
               
               
                  Mediterranean mountain streams
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Non-silicious
               
               
                  Highly seasonal
               
            
                  R-M5
               
               
                  Temporaty streams
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Temporary
               
            Countries sharing the types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Type R-M1
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain
               
            
                  Type R-M2
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain
               
            
                  Type R-M4
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Spain
               
            
                  Type R-M5
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain
               
            MEDITERRANEAN RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrate fauna
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Type and country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     R-M1
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  Classification française DCE Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (IBGN). AFNOR NF-T-90-350 and arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,940
               
               
                  0,700
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  MacrOper (based on STAR Intercalibration Common Metric Index ICMi)
               
               
                  0,970
               
               
                  0,720
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  Rivers Biological Quality Assessment Method-Benthic Invertebrates (IptIN, IptIS)
               
               
                  0,870 (type 1)
                  0,850 (type 3)
               
               
                  0,678 (type 1)
                  0,686 (type 3)
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek z bentoškimi nevretenčarji v Sloveniji (Ecological status assessment system for rivers using benthic invertebrates in Slovenia)
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,600
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Iberian Biological Monitoring Working Party (IBMWP)
               
               
                  0,845
               
               
                  0,698
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Iberian Mediterranean Multimetric Index—using quantitative data (IMMi-T)
               
               
                  0,811
               
               
                  0,707
               
            
                  
                     R-M2
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  Classification française DCE Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (IBGN). AFNOR NF-T-90-350 and arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,940
               
               
                  0,700
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  MacrOper (based on STAR Intercalibration Common Metric Index ICMi)
               
               
                  0,940
               
               
                  0,700
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  Rivers Biological Quality Assessment Method-Benthic Invertebrates (IptIN, IptIS)
               
               
                  0,830 (type 2)
                  0,880 (type 4)
               
               
                  0,693 (type 2)
                  0,676 (type 4)
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek z bentoškimi nevretenčarji v Sloveniji (Ecological status assessment system for rivers using benthic invertebrates in Slovenia)
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,600
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Iberian Biological Monitoring Working Party (IBMWP)
               
               
                  0,845
               
               
                  0,698
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Iberian Mediterranean Multimetric Index—using quantitative data (IMMi-T)
               
               
                  0,811
               
               
                  0,707
               
            
                  
                     R-M4
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  Classification française DCE Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (IBGN). AFNOR NF-T-90-350 and arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,940
               
               
                  0,700
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  STAR Intercalibration Common Metric Index (STAR_ICMi)
               
               
                  0,972
               
               
                  0,729
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  MacrOper (based on STAR Intercalibration Common Metric Index ICMi)
               
               
                  0,940
               
               
                  0,700
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Iberian Biological Monitoring Working Party (IBMWP)
               
               
                  0,840
               
               
                  0,700
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Iberian Mediterranean Multimetric Index—using quantitative data (IMMi-T)
               
               
                  0,850
               
               
                  0,694
               
            
                  
                     R-M5
                  
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  STAR Intercalibration Common Metric Index (STAR_ICMi)
               
               
                  0,982
               
               
                  0,737
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  MacrOper (based on STAR Intercalibration Common Metric Index ICMi)
               
               
                  0,970
               
               
                  0,730
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  Rivers Biological Quality Assessment Method-Benthic Invertebrates (IptIN, IptIS)
               
               
                  0,973 (type 5)
                  0,961 (type 6)
               
               
                  0,705 (type 5)
                  0,708 (type 6)
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek z bentoškimi nevretenčarji v Sloveniji (Ecological status assessment system for rivers using benthic invertebrates in Slovenia)
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,600
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Iberian Biological Monitoring Working Party (IBMWP)
               
               
                  0,830
               
               
                  0,630
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Iberian Mediterranean Multimetric Index—using quantitative data (IMMi-T)
               
               
                  0,830
               
               
                  0,620
               
            MEDITERRANEAN RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Type and country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     R-M1, 2, 4
                  
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  IBMR – Biological Macrophyte Index for Rivers
               
               
                  0,795
               
               
                  0,596
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  French standard NF T90-395 (2003-10-01) Qualité de l'eau - Détermination de l'indice biologique macrophytique en rivière (IBMR)
               
               
                  0,930
               
               
                  0,745
               
            
                  Greece
               
               
                  IBMR – Biological Macrophyte Index for Rivers
               
               
                  0,750
               
               
                  0,560
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  IBMR – Biological Macrophyte Index for Rivers
               
               
                  0,900
               
               
                  0,800
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  IBMR – Biological Macrophyte Index for Rivers
               
               
                  0,920
               
               
                  0,690
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  RMI – River Macrophyte Index
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,600
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  IBMR – Biological Macrophyte Index for Rivers
               
               
                  0,950
               
               
                  0,740
               
            MEDITERRANEAN RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Phytobenthos
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Type and country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     R-M1
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  IBD 2007 (Coste et al, Ecol. Ind. 2009). AFNOR NF-T-90-354, December 2007. Arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,940
               
               
                  0,780
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  ICMi (Intercalibration Common Metric) Index (Mancini & Sollazzo, 2009)
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,610
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  IPS (Coste in Cemagref, 1982)
               
               
                  0,970 (type 1)
                  0,910 (type 3)
               
               
                  0,730 (type 1)
                  0,680 (type 3)
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek s fitobentosom in makrofiti v Sloveniji; fitobentos (Ecological status assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos and macrophytes in Slovenia; Phytobenthos)
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,600
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  IPS (Coste in Cemagref, 1982)
               
               
                  0,937
               
               
                  0,727
               
            
                  
                     R-M2
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  IBD 2007 (Coste et al, Ecol. Ind. 2009). AFNOR NF-T-90-354, December 2007. Arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,940
               
               
                  0,780
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  ICMi (Intercalibration Common Metric) Index (Mancini & Sollazzo, 2009)
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,610
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  IPS (Coste in Cemagref, 1982)
               
               
                  0,910 (type 2)
                  0,970 (type 4)
               
               
                  0,680 (type 2)
                  0,730 (type 4)
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek s fitobentosom in makrofiti v Sloveniji; fitobentos (Ecological status assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos and macrophytes in Slovenia; Phytobenthos)
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,600
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  IPS (Coste in Cemagref, 1982)
               
               
                  0,938
               
               
                  0,727
               
            
                  
                     R-M4
                  
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  IPS (Coste in Cemagref, 1982)
               
               
                  0,910
               
               
                  0,683
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  IBD 2007 (Coste et al, Ecol. Ind. 2009)
                  AFNOR NF-T-90-354, December 2007
                  Arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  0,940
               
               
                  0,780
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  ICMi (Intercalibration Common Metric) Index (Mancini & Sollazzo, 2009)
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,610
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  IPS (Coste in Cemagref, 1982)
               
               
                  0,935
               
               
                  0,727
               
            
                  
                     R-M5
                  
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  IPS (Coste in Cemagref, 1982)
               
               
                  0,958
               
               
                  0,718
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  ICMi (Intercalibration Common Metric) Index (Mancini & Sollazzo, 2009)
               
               
                  0,880
               
               
                  0,650
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  IPS (Coste in Cemagref, 1982)
               
               
                  0,940
               
               
                  0,700
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek s fitobentosom in makrofiti v Sloveniji; fitobentos (Ecological status assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos and macrophytes in Slovenia; Phytobenthos)
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,600
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  IPS (Coste in Cemagref, 1982)
               
               
                  0,935
               
               
                  0,700
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Rivers
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Northern
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  River characterisation
               
               
                  Catchment area (of stretch)
               
               
                  Altitude & geomorphology
               
               
                  Alkalinity (meq/l)
               
               
                  Organic material (mg Pt/l)
               
            
                  R-N1
               
               
                  Small lowland siliceous moderate alkalinity
               
               
                  10-100 km2
                  
               
               
                  < 200 m or below the highest coastline
               
               
                  0,2 - 1
               
               
                  < 30
                  (< 150 in Ireland)
               
            
                  R-N3
               
               
                  Small/medium lowland organic low alkalinity
               
               
                  10-1 000 km2
                  
               
               
                  < 0,2
               
               
                  > 30
               
            
                  R-N4
               
               
                  Medium lowland siliceous moderate alkalinity
               
               
                  100-1 000 km2
                  
               
               
                  0,2 - 1
               
               
                  < 30
               
            
                  R-N5
               
               
                  Small mid-altitude siliceous low alkalinity
               
               
                  10-100 km2
                  
               
               
                  Between lowland and highland
               
               
                  < 0,2
               
               
                  < 30
               
            Countries sharing the types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Type R-N1
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type R-N3
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type R-N4
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type R-N5
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            NORTHERN RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrate fauna (methods sensitive for organic enrichment and general degradation)
      
         Results: ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      The following results apply to all types as described above
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  Multimetric system, first version established
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  Quality Rating System (Q-value)
               
               
                  0,85
               
               
                  0,75
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  ASPT
               
               
                  0,99
               
               
                  0,87
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  DJ-index (Dahl & Johnson 2004)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  River Invertebrate Classification Tool (RICT)- WHPT
               
               
                  0,97
               
               
                  0,86
               
            NORTHERN RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrate fauna (methods sensitive for acidification)
      
         Results: ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      The following results apply to clear, low alkalinity river types
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  AcidIndex2 (Modified Raddum index2) (river acidification)
               
               
                  0,675
               
               
                  0,515
               
            
                  United Kingdom - Scotland
               
               
                  WFD-AWICsp: WFD Acid Water Indicator Community species
               
               
                  0,910
               
               
                  0,830
               
            
                  United Kingdom – England and Wales
               
               
                  WFD-AWICsp: WFD Acid Water Indicator Community species
               
               
                  0,980
               
               
                  0,890
               
            
         Results: ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      The following results apply to humic, low alkalinity river types
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  MISA: Multimetric Invertebrate Stream Acidification index
               
               
                  0,550
               
               
                  0,400
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  WFD-AWICsp: WFD Acid Water Indicator Community species
               
               
                  0,930
               
               
                  0,830
               
            NORTHERN RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Phytobenthos
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      The following results apply to all types as described above
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  Indice de Polluosensibilité Spécifique (IPS)
               
               
                  0,91
               
               
                  0,80
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  Indice de Polluosensibilité Spécifique (IPS)
               
               
                  0,89
               
               
                  0,74
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  Revised form of Trophic Diatom Index (TDI)
               
               
                  0,93
               
               
                  0,78
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  DARLEQ 2
               
               
                  1,00
               
               
                  0,75
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  Periphyton Index of Trophic Status (PIT)
               
               
                  0,99 (Ca ≤ 1 mg/L)
                  0,95 (Ca > 1 mg/L)
               
               
                  0,83
               
            NORTHERN RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      WATER CATEGORY: Rivers
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUPS: All
      BIOLOGICAL QUALITY ELEMENT: Fish fauna
      Overview of regional groups that have been established for the river fish intercalibration:
      Lowland-Midland group– Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (Wallonia), France, Germany, Netherlands, Lithuania, Luxembourg, UNITED KINGDOM (England and Wales), Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark, Hungary
      Nordic group– Finland, Ireland, Sweden, UNITED KINGDOM (Scotland and Northern Ireland), Norway
      Alpine-type Mountains group– Austria, France, Germany, Slovenia
      Mediterranean South Atlantic group– Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece
      Danubian group– Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      Lowland-midland group
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Belgium Flanders
               
               
                  Upstream and Lowland IBI
               
               
                  0,850
               
               
                  0,650
               
            
                  Belgium Wallonia
               
               
                  IBIP (Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 13 septembre 2012 relatif à l’identification, à la caractérisation et à la fixation des seuils d’état écologique applicables aux masses d’eau de surface et modifiant le Livre II du Code de l’Environnement, contenant le Code de l’Eau. Moniteur belge 12.10.2012)
               
               
                  0,958
               
               
                  0,792
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  Classification française DCE Indice Poissons Rivière (IPR). AFNOR NF-T-90-344. Arrêté du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  1,131
               
               
                  0,835
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  FIBS – fischbasiertes Bewertungssystem für Fließgewässer zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Deutschland
               
               
                  1,086
               
               
                  0,592
               
            
                  Luxembourg
               
               
                  Classification française DCE Indice Poissons Rivière (IPR). AFNOR NF-T-90-344. Arrêté du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface
               
               
                  1,131
               
               
                  0,835
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  NLFISR
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,600
               
            
                  Lithuania
               
               
                  LZI
               
               
                  0,940
               
               
                  0,720
               
            
         
      Nordic group
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  Finnish Fish Index (FiFi) – type L2
               
               
                  0,665
               
               
                  0,499
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  Finnish Fish Index (FiFi) – type L3
               
               
                  0,658
               
               
                  0,493
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  Finnish Fish Index (FiFi) – type M1
               
               
                  0,709
               
               
                  0,532
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  Finnish Fish Index (FiFi) – type M2
               
               
                  0,734
               
               
                  0,550
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  Finnish Fish Index (FiFi) – type M3
               
               
                  0,723
               
               
                  0,542
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  FCS2 IRELAND
               
               
                  0,845
               
               
                  0,540
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  Swedish method VIX
               
               
                  0,739
               
               
                  0,467
               
            
                  United Kingdom – Northern Ireland
               
               
                  IR_FCS2
               
               
                  0,845
               
               
                  0,540
               
            
                  United Kingdom –Scotland
               
               
                  FCS2 Scotland
               
               
                  0,850
               
               
                  0,600
               
            
         
      Mediterranean group
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  F_IBIP
               
               
                  0,850
               
               
                  0,675
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  IBIMED – type T2
               
               
                  0,816
               
               
                  0,705
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  IBIMED – type T3
               
               
                  0,929
               
               
                  0,733
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  IBIMED – type T4
               
               
                  0,864
               
               
                  0,758
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  IBIMED – type T5
               
               
                  0,866
               
               
                  0,650
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  IBIMED – type T6
               
               
                  0,916
               
               
                  0,764
               
            
         
      Danubian group
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  Czech multimetric method CZI
               
               
                  0,780
               
               
                  0,585
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  EFI+ European Fish index (cyprinid_wading type)
               
               
                  0,939
               
               
                  0,700
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  EFI+ European Fish index (salmonid type)
               
               
                  0,911
               
               
                  0,755
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  Fish Index of Slovakia
                  FIS
               
               
                  0,710
               
               
                  0,570
               
            
         
      Alpine group
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good
               
               
                  Good-Moderate
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  FIA
               
               
                  0,875
               
               
                  0,625
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  FBI
               
               
                  1,131
               
               
                  0,876
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  FIBS – fischbasiertes Bewertungssystem für Fließgewässer zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Deutschland
               
               
                  1,086
               
               
                  0,592
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  SIFAIR
               
               
                  0,800
               
               
                  0,600
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Rivers
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUPS: All – Very Large Rivers
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  River characterisation
               
               
                  Catchment area (of stretch)
               
               
                  Alkalinity (meq/l)
               
            
                  R-L1
               
               
                  Very large low alkalinity rivers
               
               
                  > 10 000 km2
                  
               
               
                  < 0,5
               
            
                  R-L2
               
               
                  Very large medium to high alkalinity rivers
               
               
                  > 10 000 km2
                  
               
               
                  > 0,5
               
            Countries sharing the types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Type R-L1
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Finland, Norway, Sweden
               
            
                  Type R-L2
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
               
            VERY LARGE RIVERS GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Phytobenthos
      
         Results: ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      The following results apply to low alkalinity very large rivers (type R-L1)
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  Indice de Polluosensibilité Spécifique (Specific Pollution Sensitivity Index SPI)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  Benthic algae in running water - diatom analysis
               
               
                  0,89
               
               
                  0,74
               
            The following results apply to medium to high alkalinity very large rivers (type R-L2)
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification system intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  Assessment of the Biological Quality Elements - part phytobenthos
               
               
                  0,85
               
               
                  0,57
               
            
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                  Assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  Estonian surface water ecological quality assessment – river phytobenthos
               
               
                  0,83
               
               
                  0,64
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  Verfahrensanleitung für die ökologische Bewertung von Fließgewässern zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie: Makrophyten und Phytobenthos (Phylib), Modul Diatomeen
               
               
                  0,725
               
               
                  0,545
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  Ecological status assessment for rivers based on diatoms
               
               
                  0,762
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  WFD-metrics for natural water types
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Slovakia
               
               
                  Ecological status assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek s fitobentosom in makrofiti v Sloveniji; fitobentos (Ecological status assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos and macrophytes in Slovenia; Phytobenthos)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Rivers
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: All - Very Large Rivers
      BIOLOGICAL QUALITY ELEMENTS: Macrophytes, Phytoplankton, Fish, Benthic Invertebrates
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      WATER CATEGORY: Lakes
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Alpine
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Lake characterisation
               
               
                  Altitude (m above sea level)
               
               
                  Mean depth (m)
               
               
                  Alkalinity (meq/l)
               
               
                  Lake size (km2)
               
            
                  L-AL3
               
               
                  Lowland or mid-altitude, deep, moderate to high alkalinity (alpine influence), large
               
               
                  50 - 800
               
               
                  > 15
               
               
                  > 1
               
               
                  > 0,5
               
            
                  L-AL4
               
               
                  Mid-altitude, shallow, moderate to high alkalinity (alpine influence), large
               
               
                  200 - 800
               
               
                  3 - 15
               
               
                  > 1
               
               
                  > 0,5
               
            Countries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Types L-AL3
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia
               
            
                  Types L-AL4
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Austria, France, Germany, Italy
               
            ALPINE LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  Evaluation of the biological quality elements, Part B2 – phytoplankton
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  PSI (Phyto-Seen-Index) - Bewertungsverfahren für Seen mittels Phytoplankton zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Deutschland
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  Italian Phytoplankton Assessment Method (IPAM)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja jezer s fitoplanktonom v Sloveniji (Ecological status assessment system for lakes using phytoplankton in Slovenia)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            ALPINE LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  AIM for Lakes (Austrian Index Macrophytes for lakes)
               
               
                  L-AL3+L-AL4
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  IBML (French Macrophyte Index for Lakes)
               
               
                  L-AL3+L-AL4
               
               
                  0,92
               
               
                  0,72
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  PHYLIB for Lakes (German Assessment system for Macrophytes & Phytobenthos for lakes for implementation of the WFD): Module Macrophytes
               
               
                  L-AL3+L-AL4
               
               
                  0,76
               
               
                  0,51
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  PHYLIB for Lakes (German Assessment system for Macrophytes & Phytobenthos for lakes for implementation of the WFD): Modules Macrophytes & Phytobenthos
               
               
                  LAL4
               
               
                  0,74
               
               
                  0,47
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  MacroIMMI (Macrophytic index for the evaluation of the ecological quality of the Italian lakes)
               
               
                  L-AL3+L-AL4
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  SMILE (Slovenian macrophyte-based index for lake ecosystems)
               
               
                  L-AL3
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            ALPINE LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrates
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja jezer z bentoškimi nevretenčarji v Sloveniji (Ecological status assessment system for lakes using benthic invertebrates in Slovenia)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  AESHNA - Bewertungsverfahren für das eulitorale Makrozoobenthos in Seen zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Deutschland
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            ALPINE LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Fish fauna
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  Austria
               
               
                  ALFI (Austrian lake fish index): A multimetric index to assess the ecological status of alpine lakes based on fish fauna.
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  DELAFI_SITE - Deutsches probennahmestandort-spezifisches Bewertungsverfahren für Fische in Seen zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie
               
               
                  0,85
               
               
                  0,69
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  Lake Fish Index (LFI)
               
               
                  0,82
               
               
                  0,64
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Lakes
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Central / Baltic
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Lake characterisation
               
               
                  Altitude (m above sea level)
               
               
                  Mean depth (m)
               
               
                  Alkalinity (meq/l)
               
               
                  Residence time (years)
               
            
                  L-CB1
               
               
                  Lowland, shallow, calcareous
               
               
                  < 200
               
               
                  3 - 15
               
               
                  > 1
               
               
                  1 - 10
               
            
                  L-CB2
               
               
                  Lowland, very shallow, calcareous
               
               
                  < 200
               
               
                  < 3
               
               
                  > 1
               
               
                  0,1 - 1
               
            Countries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Types L-CB1
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Types L-CB2
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom
               
            CENTRAL / BALTIC LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                   
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  Belgium (Flanders)
               
               
                  Flemish phytoplankton assessment method for lakes
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  PSI (Phyto-See-Index) - Bewertungsverfahren für Seen mittels Phytoplankton zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Deutschland - German Phyto-Lake-Index (Phyto-See-Index)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  Danish Phytoplankton Index
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  Estonian surface water ecological quality assessment – lake phytoplankton
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  IE Lake Phytoplankton Index
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  WFD- metrics for natural watertypes
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  Phytoplankton method for Polish Lakes (PMPL)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  Phytoplankton Lakes Assessment Tool (PLUTO)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            CENTRAL / BALTIC LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  IC Type
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  Belgium (Flanders)
               
               
                  Flemish macrophyte assessment system
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  Danish Lake Macrophytes Index
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  Estonian surface water ecological quality assessment – lake macrophytes
               
               
                  LCB1
               
               
                  0,78
               
               
                  0,52
               
            
                  LCB2
               
               
                  0,76
               
               
                  0,50
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  Verfahrensanleitung für die ökologische Bewertung von Seen zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie: Makrophyten und Phytobenthos (Phylib), Modul Makrophyten
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Lithuania
               
               
                  Lithuanian macrophyte assessment method
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,50
               
            
                  Latvia
               
               
                  Latvian macrophyte assessment method
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  WFD-metrics for natural water types
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  Macrophyte based indication method for lakes - Ecological Status Macrophyte Index ESMI (multimetric)
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,68
               
               
                  0,41
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  LEAFPACS lake macrophyte classification tool (1)
                  
               
               
                  All types
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,66
               
            CENTRAL / BALTIC LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrates
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate
               
            
                  Belgium (Flanders)
               
               
                  Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index Flanders (MMIF)
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  AESHNA - Bewertungsverfahren für das eulitorale Makrozoobenthos in Seen zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Deutschland
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  Estonian surface water ecological quality assessment – lake macroinvertebrates
               
               
                  0,86
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Lithuania
               
               
                  Lithuanian Lake Macroinvertebrate Index
               
               
                  0,74
               
               
                  0,50
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  WFDi - Metric for Natural Watertypes
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  Chironomid Pupal Exuvial Technique (CPET)
               
               
                  0,77
               
               
                  0,64
               
            CENTRAL / BALTIC LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP
      
         Biological Quality Element: Fish fauna
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      EASTERN / CONTINENTAL LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      EASTERN CONTINENTAL LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      EASTERN CONTINENTAL LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrates
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      EASTERN CONTINENTAL LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP
      
         Biological Quality Element: Fish fauna
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      WATER CATEGORY: Lakes
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Mediterranean
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Lake characterization
               
               
                  Altitude (m)
               
               
                  Annual mean precipitation (mm) and T (°C)
               
               
                  Mean depth (m)
               
               
                  Area (km2)
               
               
                  Catchment (km2)
               
               
                  Alkalinity (meq/l)
               
            
                  L-M5/7
               
               
                  Reservoirs, deep, large, siliceous, “wet” areas
               
               
                  < 1 000
               
               
                  > 800 and /or < 15
               
               
                  > 15
               
               
                  0,5-50
               
               
                  < 20 000
               
               
                  < 1
               
            
                  L-M8
               
               
                  Reservoirs, deep, large, calcareous
                  
               
               
                  < 1 000
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  > 15
               
               
                  0,5-50
               
               
                  < 20 000
               
               
                  > 1
               
            Countries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Types L-M5/7
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Greece, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain
               
            
                  Types L-M8
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Cyprus, France, Italy, Romania, Spain
               
            MEDITERRANEAN LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good
               
               
                  Good-moderate
               
            
                  
                     LM 5/7
                  
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Mediterranean Assessment System for Reservoirs Phytoplankton (MASRP).
               
               
                  n.d. (2)
                  
               
               
                  0,58
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  Reservoirs Biological Quality Assessment Method – Phytoplankton (New Mediterranean Assessment System for Reservoirs Phytoplankton: NMASRP).
               
               
                  n.d.
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  New Italian Method (NITMET)
               
               
                  n.d.
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  
                     L-M8
                  
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Mediterranean Assessment System for Reservoirs Phytoplankton (MASRP).
               
               
                  n.d.
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  New Mediterranean Assessment System for Reservoirs Phytoplankton (NMASRP).
               
               
                  n.d.
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  New Italian Method (NITMET)
               
               
                  n.d.
               
               
                  0,60
               
            MEDITERRANEAN LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      MEDITERRANEAN LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrates
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      MEDITERRANEAN LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP
      
         Biological Quality Element: Fish fauna
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      WATER CATEGORY: Lakes
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Northern
      NORTHERN LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Lake characterisation
               
               
                  Altitude (m above sea level)
               
               
                  Mean depth (m)
               
               
                  Alkalinity (meq/l)
               
               
                  Colour (mg Pt/l)
               
            
                  L-N1
               
               
                  Lowland, shallow, moderate alkalinity, clear
               
               
                  < 200
               
               
                  3 - 15
               
               
                  0,2 - 1
               
               
                  < 30
               
            
                  L-N2a
               
               
                  Lowland, shallow, low alkalinity, clear
               
               
                  < 200
               
               
                  3 - 15
               
               
                  < 0,2
               
               
                  < 30
               
            
                  L-N2b
               
               
                  Lowland, deep, low alkalinity, clear
               
               
                  < 200
               
               
                  > 15
               
               
                  < 0,2
               
               
                  < 30
               
            
                  L-N3a
               
               
                  Lowland, shallow, low alkalinity, meso-humic
               
               
                  < 200
               
               
                  3 - 15
               
               
                  < 0,2
               
               
                  30 - 90
               
            
                  L-N5
               
               
                  Mid-altitude, shallow, low alkalinity, clear
               
               
                  200-800
               
               
                  3 - 15
               
               
                  < 0,2
               
               
                  < 30
               
            
                  L-N6a
               
               
                  Mid-altitude, shallow, low alkalinity, meso-humic
               
               
                  200-800
               
               
                  3 - 15
               
               
                  < 0,2
               
               
                  30 - 90
               
            
                  L-N8a
               
               
                  Lowland, shallow, moderate alkalinity, meso-humic
               
               
                  < 200
               
               
                  3 - 15
               
               
                  0,2 - 1
               
               
                  30 - 90
               
            Countries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Types L-N1, L-N2a, L-N3a, LN-8a
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Ireland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom.
               
            
                  Types LN-2b
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Types LN-5, LN-6a
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Norway, Sweden
               
            
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good
               
               
                  Good-moderate
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  Finnish phytoplankton assessment method for lakes
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  IE Lake Phytoplankton Index
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  Lake phytoplankton ecological status classification method
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  Ecological assessment methods for lakes. quality factor phytoplankton
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  Phytoplankton Lakes Assessment Tool (PLUTO)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            NORTHERN LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Lake characterisation
               
               
                  Alkalinity (meq/l)
               
               
                  Color (mg Pt/l)
               
            
                  L-N-M 101
               
               
                  Low alkalinity, clear
               
               
                  0,05 - 0,2
               
               
                  < 30
               
            
                  L-N-M 102
               
               
                  Low alkalinity, humic
               
               
                  0,05 - 0,2
               
               
                  > 30
               
            
                  L-N-M 201
               
               
                  Moderate alkalinity, clear
               
               
                  0,2 - 1,0
               
               
                  < 30
               
            
                  L-N-M 202
               
               
                  Moderate alkalinity, humic
               
               
                  0,2 - 1,0
               
               
                  > 30
               
            
                  L-N-M 301a
               
               
                  High alkalinity, clear, atlantic subtype
               
               
                  > 1,0
               
               
                  < 30
               
            
                  L-N-M 302a
               
               
                  High alkalinity, humic, atlantic subtype
               
               
                  > 1,0
               
               
                  > 30
               
            Countries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Types 101, 102, 201 and 202
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Ireland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom.
               
            
                  Type 301a
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Ireland, United Kingdom.
               
            
                  Type 302a
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Ireland, United Kingdom
               
            
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  Finnish macrophyte classification system (Finnmac)
               
               
                  0,8 (all types)
               
               
                  0,6 (all types)
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  Free Macrophyte Index
               
               
                  0,9 (all types)
               
               
                  0,68 (all types)
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  National macrophyte index (Trophic Index – TIc)
               
               
                  Type 101: 0,98
                  Type 102: 0,96
                  Type 201: 0,95
                  Type 202: 0,99
               
               
                  Type 101: 0,87
                  Type 102: 0,87
                  Type 201: 0,75
                  Type 202: 0,77
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  Trophic Macrophyte Index (TMI)
               
               
                  Type 101: 0,93
                  Type 102: 0,93
                  Type 201: 0,89
                  Type 202: 0,91
               
               
                  Type 101: 0,80
                  Type 102: 0,83
                  Type 201: 0,78
                  Type 202: 0,78
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  LEAFPACS lake macrophyte classification tool (3)
                  
               
               
                  0,8 (all types)
               
               
                  0,66 (all types)
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  Free Macrophyte Index (4)
                  
               
               
                  0,9 (all types)
               
               
                  0,68 (all types)
               
            NORTHERN LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrates
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Lake characterisation
               
               
                  Ecoregion
               
               
                  Altitude
                  (m absl)
               
               
                  Alkalinity (meq/l)
               
               
                  Colour (mg Pt/l)
               
            
                  
                     Lake littoral acidification
                  
               
            
                  L-N-BF1
               
               
                  Lowland/mid-altitude, low alkalinity, clear
               
               
                  n.d.
               
               
                  < 800
               
               
                  0,05 - 0,2
               
               
                  < 30
               
            
                  
                     Lake profundal eutrophication
                  
               
            
                  L-N-BF2
               
               
                  Ecoregion 22, low alkalinity, clear and humic
               
               
                  22
               
               
                  Area > 1 km2, max depth > 6 m
               
               
                  < 0,2
               
               
                  n.d.
               
            Countries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Types L-N-BF1
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland
               
            
                  Types L-N-BF2
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Finland, Sweden
               
            
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good
               
               
                  Good-moderate
               
            
                  
                     Lake littoral acidification
                  
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  MILA: Multimetric Invertebrate Lake Acidification index
               
               
                  0,85
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  LAMM (Lake Acidification Macroinvertebrate Metric)
               
               
                  0,86
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  MultiClear: Multimetric Invertebrate Index for Clear Lakes
               
               
                  0,95
               
               
                  0,74
               
            
                  
                     Lake profundal eutrophication
                  
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  BQI (Benthic Quality Index)
               
               
                  0,84
               
               
                  0,67
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  BQI (Benthic Quality Index)
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,63
               
            NORTHERN LAKES GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Fish fauna
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Lake characterisation
               
               
                  Lake area km2
                  
               
               
                  Alkalinity (meq/l)
               
               
                  Colour (mg Pt/l)
               
            
                  L-N-F1
               
               
                  Dimictic clear water lakes
               
               
                  < 40
               
               
                  < 0,2
               
               
                  < 30
               
            
                  L-N-F2
               
               
                  Dimictic humic lakes
               
               
                  < 5
               
               
                  < 0,2
               
               
                  30-90
               
            Countries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Types L-N-F1
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Ireland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Types L-N-F2
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Ireland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  EQR4
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  FIL2
               
               
                  0,76
               
               
                  0,53
               
            
                  United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
               
               
                  FIL2
               
               
                  0,76
               
               
                  0,53
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Lakes
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Cross-GIG Phytobenthos
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Lake characterisation
               
               
                  Alkalinity (meq/l)
               
               
                  Ecoregions
               
            
                  HA
               
               
                  High alkalinity lakes
               
               
                  > 1
               
               
                  Central-Baltic, Mediterranean
               
            
                  MA
               
               
                  Moderate alkalinity lakes
               
               
                  0,2-1
               
               
                  Central-Baltic, Northern
               
            
                  LA
               
               
                  Low alkalinity lakes
               
               
                  < 0,2
               
               
                  Northern
               
            Countries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Types HA
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Slovenia, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Types MA
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Belgium, France, Finland, Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Types LA
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Finland, Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom
               
            CROSS-GIG LAKES INTERCALIBRATION RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macrophytes and Phytobenthos
      
         Sub-Biological Quality Element: Phytobenthos
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     HA type
                  
               
            
                  Belgium (Flanders)
               
               
                  Proportions of Impact-Sensitive and Impact-Associated Diatoms (PISIAD)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  Verfahrensanleitung für die ökologische Bewertung von Seen zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie: Makrophyten und Phytobenthos (Phylib), Modul Phytobenthos
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,55
               
            
                  Hungary
               
               
                  MIL- Multimetric Index for Lakes
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,69
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  Lake Trophic Diatom Index (IE)
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,63
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  PL IOJ (Multimetryczny Indeks Okrzemkowy dla Jezior = Multimetric Diatom Index for Lakes)
               
               
                  0,91
               
               
                  0,76
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  IPS
               
               
                  0,89
               
               
                  0,74
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  Trophic Index (TI)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  DARLEQ 2
               
               
                  0,92
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  
                     MA type
                  
               
            
                  Belgium (Flanders)
               
               
                  Proportions of Impact-Sensitive and Impact-Associated Diatoms (PISIAD)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  IPS
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,64
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  Lake Trophic Diatom Index (IE)
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,63
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  IPS
               
               
                  0,89
               
               
                  0,74
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  DARLEQ 2
               
               
                  0,93
               
               
                  0,66
               
            
                  
                     LA type
                  
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  Lake Trophic Diatom Index (IE)
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,66
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  DARLEQ 2
               
               
                  0,92
               
               
                  0,70
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Coastal and transitional
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Baltic Sea GIG
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Surface salinity
                  Psu
               
               
                  Bottom salinity
               
               
                  Exposure
               
               
                  Ice days
               
               
                  Other Characteristics
               
            
                  BT 1
               
               
                  0-8
                  Oligohaline
               
               
                  0 - 8
               
               
                  Very sheltered
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  Polish Vistula lagoon and Lithuanian Curonian lagoon.
               
            
                  BC1
               
               
                  0,5 - 6
                  Oligohaline
               
               
                  1 - 6
               
               
                  Exposed
               
               
                  90 - 150
               
               
                  Sites in the Quark and the Bothnian Sea, extending to the Archipelago Sea (for phytoplankton the latter is excluded and integrated in type BC9)
                  Influence of humic substances
               
            
                  BC3
               
               
                  3 - 6
                  Oligohaline
               
               
                  3 - 6
               
               
                  Sheltered
               
               
                  90 - 150
               
               
                  Finnish and Estonian coasts of Gulf of Finland
               
            
                  BC4
               
               
                  5 - 8
                  Lower mesohaline
               
               
                  5 - 8
               
               
                  Sheltered
               
               
                  < 90
               
               
                  Sites of Estonia and Latvia in the Gulf of Riga
               
            
                  BC5
               
               
                  6 - 8
                  Lower mesohaline
               
               
                  6 - 12
               
               
                  Exposed
               
               
                  < 90
               
               
                  Sites in the southeastern Baltic Sea along the coast of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
               
            
                  BC6
               
               
                  8 - 12
                  Mid mesohaline
               
               
                  8 -12
               
               
                  Sheltered
               
               
                  < 90
               
               
                  Sites along the Western Baltic Sea at the southern Swedish coast and the southeastern Danish coast
               
            
                  BC7
               
               
                  6 - 8
                  Mid mesohaline
               
               
                  8 - 11
               
               
                  Exposed
               
               
                  < 90
               
               
                  Western Polish coast and eastern German coast
               
            
                  BC8
               
               
                  13 -18
                  Upper mesohaline
               
               
                  18 -23
               
               
                  Sheltered
               
               
                  < 90
               
               
                  Danish and German coasts in the Western Baltic Sea
               
            
                  BC9
               
               
                  3 - 6
                  Lower mesohaline
               
               
                  3 - 6
               
               
                  Moderately exposed to exposed
               
               
                  90 - 150
               
               
                  Sites in the western Gulf of Finland, Archipelago Sea and Asko archipelago (only for phytoplankton)
               
            Countries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
                  Type BC1
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Finland, Sweden.
               
            
                  Type BC3
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Finland, Estonia
               
            
                  Type BC4
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Estonia, Latvia
               
            
                  Type BC5
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Lithuania, Latvia, Poland.
               
            
                  Type BC6
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Sweden, Denmark.
               
            
                  Type BC7
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Germany, Poland.
               
            
                  Type BC8
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Germany, Denmark.
               
            
                  Type BC9
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Finland, Sweden, Estonia (type only relevant for phytoplankton)
               
            
         Transitional waters
      
      
                  Type BT1
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Lithuania, Poland.
               
            BALTIC SEA GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrate fauna
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     BC1
                  
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  BBI- Finnish Brackish water Benthic Index
               
               
                  0,96
               
               
                  0,56
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  BQI–Swedish multimetric biological quality index (soft sediment infauna)
               
               
                  0,77
               
               
                  0,31
               
            
                  
                     BC3
                  
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  ZKI – Estonian coastal water macrozoobenthos community index
               
               
                  0,39
               
               
                  0,24
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  BBI - Finnish Brackish water Benthic Index
               
               
                  0,94
               
               
                  0,56
               
            
                  
                     BC6
                  
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  DKI ver2 - Danish Quality Index version 2
               
               
                  0,84
               
               
                  0,68
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  BQI–Swedish multimetric biological quality index (soft sediment infauna)
               
               
                  0,76
               
               
                  0,27
               
            
                  
                     BC8
                  
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  DKI ver2 - Danish Quality Index version 2
               
               
                  0,86
               
               
                  0,72
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  MarBIT - Marine Biotic Index Tool
               
               
                  0,8
               
               
                  0,6
               
            
         Transitional waters:
      
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      BALTIC SEA GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios of the national classification systems
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     BC7
                  
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  German coastal phytoplankton method
               
               
                  0,8
               
               
                  0,6
               
            
                  Poland
               
               
                  Polish coastal phytoplankton method
               
               
                  0,8
               
               
                  0,6
               
            
                  
                     BC8
                  
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  Danish coastal phytoplankton method
               
               
                  0,8
               
               
                  0,6
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  German coastal phytoplankton method
               
               
                  0,8
               
               
                  0,6
               
            
         Results for parameter indicative of biomass (Chlorophyll a): SEE ANNEX II
      
         Transitional waters:
      
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      BALTIC SEA GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macroalgae and Angiosperms
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
         Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     BC3
                  
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  EPI- Estonian coastal water phytobenthos Index (macroalgae and angiosperms)
               
               
                  0,98
               
               
                  0,86
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  Fucus depth limit (macroalgae)
               
               
                  0,92
               
               
                  0,79
               
            
         
      
         Ecological quality ratios and parameter values for parameter indicative of abundance (Depth limit of Eelgrass Zostera marina): Ecological quality ratios and parameter values
      
      
                  Type and country
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios for the national classification systems
               
               
                  Parameter values/ranges
                  Depth limit (m)
                  Eelgrass Zostera marina
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
               
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     BC8
                  
               
            
                  Denmark and Germany
                  Open coast
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,74
               
               
                  8,5
               
               
                  7
               
            
         Transitional waters:
      
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      WATER CATEGORY: Coastal and transitional
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: North East Atlantic
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Characterisation
               
               
                  Salinity (psu)
                  Tidal Range(m)
                  Depth (m)
               
               
                  Current Velocity (knots)
                  Exposure
               
               
                  Mixing
                  Residence Time
               
            
                  
                     Type for opportunistic blooming macroalgae, seagrasses, saltmarshes and benthic invertebrate fauna
                  
               
            
                  NEA1/26
               
               
                  Open oceanic or enclosed seas, exposed or sheltered, euhaline, shallow
               
               
                  > 30
                  Mesotidal 1 – 5
                  < 30
               
               
                  Medium 1 – 3
                  Exposed or sheltered
               
               
                  Fully mixed
                  Days (to weeks in the Wadden Sea)
               
            
                  
                     Subtypes for intertidal macroalgae
                  
               
            
                  NEA1/26 A2
               
               
                  Open oceanic, exposed or sheltered, euhaline, shallow
                  Temperate waters (mainly, > 13 °C) and high irradiance (mainly, PAR > 29 Mol/m2 day)
               
               
                  > 30
                  Mesotidal 1–5
                  < 30
               
               
                  Medium 1 – 3
                  Exposed or sheltered
               
               
                  Fully mixed Days
               
            
                  NEA1/26 B21
               
               
                  Open oceanic or enclosed seas, exposed or sheltered, euhaline, shallow
                  Cool waters (mainly, < 13 °C) and medium irradiance (mainly, PAR < 29 Mol/m2 day)
               
               
                  > 30
                  Mainly mesotidal 1–5
                  < 30
               
               
                  Medium 1 – 3
                  Exposed or sheltered
               
               
                  Fully mixed
                  Days
               
            
                  
                     Subtypes for phytoplankton
                  
               
            
                  NEA1/26a
               
               
                  Open oceanic, exposed or sheltered, euhaline, shallow
               
               
                  > 30
                  Mesotidal 1 – 5
                  < 30
               
               
                  Medium 1 – 3
                  Exposed or sheltered
               
               
                  Fully mixed
                  Days
               
            
                  NEA1/26b
               
               
                  Enclosed seas, exposed or sheltered, euhaline, shallow
               
               
                  > 30
                  Mesotidal 1 – 5
                  < 30
               
               
                  Medium 1 – 3
                  Exposed or sheltered
               
               
                  Fully mixed
                  Days
               
            
                  NEA1/26c
               
               
                  Enclosed seas, enclosed or sheltered, partly stratified
               
               
                  > 30
                  Microtidal/Mesotidal < 1 – 5
                  < 30
               
               
                  Medium 1 – 3
                  Exposed or sheltered
               
               
                  Partly stratified
                  Days to weeks
               
            
                  NEA1/26d
               
               
                  Scandinavian coast, exposed or sheltered, shallow
               
               
                  > 30
                  Microtidal < 1
                  < 30
               
               
                  Low < 1
                  Exposed or moderately exposed
               
               
                  Partly stratified
                  Days to weeks
               
            
                  NEA1/26e
               
               
                  Areas of upwelling, exposed or sheltered, euhaline, shallow
               
               
                  > 30
                  Mesotidal 1 – 5
                  < 30
               
               
                  Medium 1 – 3
                  Exposed or sheltered
               
               
                  Fully mixed
                  Days
               
            
                  
                     Types for phytoplankton, macroalgae, seagrasses, saltmarshes, benthic invertebrate fauna and fish (transitional waters)
                  
               
            
                  NEA3/4
               
               
                  Polyhaline, Exposed or moderately exposed (Wadden Sea type)
               
               
                  Polyhaline 18 - 30
                  Mesotidal 1 - 5
                  < 30
               
               
                  Medium 1 - 3
                  Exposed or moderately exposed
               
               
                  Fully mixed
                  Days
               
            
                  NEA7
               
               
                  Deep fjordic and sea loch systems
               
               
                  > 30
                  Mesotidal 1 -5
                  > 30
               
               
                  Low < 1
                  Sheltered
               
               
                  Fully mixed
                  Days
               
            
                  NEA8a
               
               
                  Skagerrak Inner Arc Type, polyhaline, microtidal, moderately exposed, shallow
               
               
                  Polyhaline 25 - 30
                  Microtidal < 1
                  > 30
               
               
                  Low < 1
                  Moderately exposed
               
               
                  Fully mixed
                  Days to weeks
               
            
                  NEA8b
               
               
                  Skagerrak Inner Arc Type, polyhaline, microtidal, moderately sheltered, shallow
               
               
                  Polyhaline 10 - 30
                  Microtidal < 1
                  < 30
               
               
                  Low < 1
                  Sheltered to moderately exposed
               
               
                  Partly stratified
                  Days to weeks
               
            
                  NEA9
               
               
                  Fjord with a shallow sill at the mouth with a very deep maximum depth in the central basin with poor deepwater exchange
               
               
                  Polyhaline 25 - 30
                  Microtidal < 1
                  > 30
               
               
                  Low < 1
                  Sheltered
               
               
                  Partly stratified
                  Weeks
               
            
                  NEA10
               
               
                  Skagerrak Outer Arc Type, polyhaline, microtidal, exposed, deep
               
               
                  Polyhaline 25 - 30
                  Microtidal < 1
                  > 30
               
               
                  Low < 1
                  Exposed
               
               
                  Partly stratified
                  Days
               
            
                  NEA11
               
               
                  Transitional Waters
               
               
                  Oligohaline 0 - 35
                  Micro to macrotidal
                  < 30
               
               
                  Variable
                  Sheltered or moderately exposed
               
               
                  Partly permanently stratified
                  Days to weeks
               
            Countries sharing the types that have been intercalibrated:
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
                  Type NEA1/26 opportunistic blooming macroalgae, seagrasses, saltmarshes
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type NEA1/26 A2 intertidal macroalgae
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  France, Spain, Portugal
               
            
                  Type NEA1/26 B21 intertidal macroalgae
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  France, Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type NEA1/26a phytoplankton
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Spain, France, Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type NEA1/26b phytoplankton
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type NEA1/26c phytoplankton
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Germany, Denmark
               
            
                  Type NEA1/26d phytoplankton
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Denmark
               
            
                  Type NEA1/26e phytoplankton
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Portugal, Spain
               
            
                  Type NEA3/4
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Germany, Netherlands
               
            
                  Type NEA7
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Norway, United Kingdom
               
            
                  Type NEA8a
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Norway, Sweden
               
            
                  Type NEA8b
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Denmark, Sweden
               
            
                  Type NEA9
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Norway, Sweden
               
            
                  Type NEA10
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Norway, Sweden
               
            
         Transitional waters
      
      
                  Type NEA11
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom
               
            NORTH EAST ATLANTIC GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrate fauna
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      The results are applicable to soft sediment habitats only (subtidal mud/sand habitats).
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     Type NEA8b
                  
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  DKI
               
               
                  0,84
               
               
                  0,68
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  BQI
               
               
                  0,71
               
               
                  0,54
               
            
                  
                     Types NEA8a/9/10
                  
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  NQI
               
               
                  0,82
               
               
                  0,63
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  BQI
               
               
                  0,71
               
               
                  0,54
               
            
         Results for coastal waters, Types NEA 1/26 AND NEA7: SEE ANNEX II
      
         Transitional waters:
      
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      NORTH EAST ATLANTIC GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
         Phytoplankton: parameter indicative of biomass parameter (Chlorophyll a)
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios and parameter values
      Parameter values are expressed in μg/l as the 90 %ile value calculated over the defined growing season in a six year period. The results relate to geographic areas within the types as described in the technical report.
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
               
                  Values (μg/l, 90 %ile)
               
            
                  High-good
               
               
                  Good-moderate
               
               
                  High-good
               
               
                  Good-moderate
               
            
                  NEA1/26c
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,44
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  7,5
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,44
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  7,5
               
            
         Results for coastal waters, Types NEA 1/26a, NEA 1/26b, NEA1/26e, NEA 3/4, NEA9, NEA10: SEE ANNEX II
      
         Transitional waters:
      
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      NORTH EAST ATLANTIC GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macroalgae and angiosperms
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
         Results: Macroalgae - parameter intertidal or subtidal macroalgae rocky bottom
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     Type NEA1/26 A2 intertidal macroalgae
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  CCO - Cover, Characteristic species, Opportunistic species on intertidal rocky bottoms
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  PMarMAT - Marine Macroalgae Assessment Tool
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,61
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  CFR – Quality of Rocky Bottoms
               
               
                  0,81
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  RICQI - Rocky Intertidal Community Quality Index
               
               
                  0,82
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  RSL - Reduced Species List
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,48
               
            
                  
                     Type NEA1/26 B21 intertidal macroalgae
                  
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  RSL - Rocky Shore Reduced Species List
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  RSLA - Rocky Shore Reduced Species List
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  RSL - Rocky Shore Reduced Species List
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  
                     Type NEA7 intertidal macroalgae
                  
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  RSLA - Rocky Shore Reduced Species List with Abundance
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  RSL - Rocky Shore Reduced Species List
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  
                     Type NEA8a/9/10 subtidal macroalgae
                  
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  MSMDI – Multi Species Maximum Depth Index
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  MSMDI – Multi Species Maximum Depth Index
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
         Results for Macroalgae – parameter intertidal blooming macroalgae Type NEA1/26: SEE ANNEX II
      
         Transitional waters:
      
      
         Results for Macroalgae – parameter intertidal blooming macroalgae - NEA11: SEE ANNEX II
      
         Results: Angiosperms - subBQE indicative of seagrasses
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     Type NEA3/4
                  
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  SG - Bewertungssystem für Makroalgen und Seegräser der Küsten- und Übergangsgewässer zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Deutschland
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  Monitoring beds of SG per waterbody using arial photographs, ground truth and specifyting surface & density per species
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
         Results for Angiosperms (subBQE indicative of seagrasses) Type 1/26: SEE ANNEX II
      
         Transitional waters:
      
      
         Results for Angiosperms (subBQE indicative of seagrasses) NEA11: SEE ANNEX II
      NORTH EAST ATLANTIC GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Fish (Transitional Waters)
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  EBI – Zeeschelde Estuarine Biotic Index
               
               
                  0,85
               
               
                  0,615
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  ELFI – Estuarine and Lagoon Fish Index
               
               
                  0,91
               
               
                  0,675
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  FAT – TW - Fischbasiertes Bewertungswerkzeug für Übergangsgewässer der norddeutschen Ästuare
               
               
                  0,84
               
               
                  0,62
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  TFCI – Transitional Fish Classification Index
               
               
                  0,81
               
               
                  0,58
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  FAT – TW – WFD Fish index for transitional waters, type O2
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  EFAI – Estuarine Fish Assessment Index
               
               
                  0,865
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  AFI – AZTI’s Fish Index
               
               
                  0,78
               
               
                  0,55
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  TFCI – Transitional Fish Classification Index
               
               
                  0,90
               
               
                  0,65
               
            
                  United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
               
               
                  TFCI – Transitional Fish Classification Index
               
               
                  0,81
               
               
                  0,58
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Coastal and transitional
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Mediterranean Sea
      Typology with regional common intercalibration types has been defined for phytoplankton only (see below).
      For benthic invertebrate fauna, macroalgae and seagrasses the intercalibration results apply to the entire Mediterranean Sea covered by the Member States.
      MEDITERRANEAN GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrate fauna
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems
      
         Coastal waters
      
      The following results apply to soft sediments only
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     Methods including diversity parameter
                  
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  M-AMBI
               
               
                  0,81
               
               
                  0,61
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  M-AMBI
               
               
                  0,83
               
               
                  0,62
               
            
                  
                     Methods not including diversity parameter
                  
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  Bentix
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,58
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  AMBI
               
               
                  0,83
               
               
                  0,58
               
            
                  Greece
               
               
                  Bentix
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,58
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  BOPA
               
               
                  0,95
               
               
                  0,54
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  MEDOCC
               
               
                  0,73
               
               
                  0,47
               
            
         Transitional waters:
      
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      MEDITERRANEAN SEA GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      
         Description of types for coastal waters that have been intercalibrated (applicable for phytoplankton only)
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Description
               
               
                  Density (kg/m3)
               
               
                  Annual mean salinity (psu)
               
            
                  
                     Type I
                  
               
               
                  Highly influenced by freshwater input
               
               
                  < 25
               
               
                  < 34,5
               
            
                  
                     Type IIA,
                  
                  
                     IIA Adriatic
                  
               
               
                  Moderately influenced by freshwater input (continent influence)
               
               
                  25-27
               
               
                  34,5-37,5
               
            
                  
                     Type IIIW
                  
               
               
                  Continental coast, not influenced by freshwater input (Western Basin).
               
               
                  > 27
               
               
                  > 37,5
               
            
                  
                     Type IIIE
                  
               
               
                  Not influenced by freshwater input (Eastern Basin)
               
               
                  > 27
               
               
                  > 37,5
               
            
                  
                     Type Island-W
                  
               
               
                  Island coast (Western Basin)
               
               
                  All range
               
               
                  All range
               
            Countries sharing the types that have been intercalibrated:
      
                  Type I
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  France, Italy
               
            
                  Type IIA
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  France, Spain, Italy
               
            
                  Type IIA Adriatic
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Italy, Slovenia
               
            
                  Type Island-W
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  France, Spain, Italy
               
            
                  Type IIIW
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  France, Spain, Italy
               
            
                  Type IIIE
               
               
                  :
               
               
                  Greece, Cyprus
               
            
         Coastal waters
      
      
         Results for parameter indicative of biomass (Chlorophyll a): SEE ANNEX II
      
         Transitional waters:
      
      INTERCALIBRATION NOT COMPLETED
      MEDITERRANEAN SEA GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macroalgae and Angiosperms
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
         Macroalgae: sub-BQE indicative of Macroalgae and Angiosperms
      
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      The following results apply to the upper infralittoral zone (3,5 – 0,2 m depth) in rocky coasts:
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  EEI-c - Ecological Evaluation Index
               
               
                  0,76
               
               
                  0,48
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  CARLIT - Cartography of Littoral and upper-sublittoral rocky-shore communities
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Greece
               
               
                  EEI-c - Ecological Evaluation Index
               
               
                  0,76
               
               
                  0,48
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  CARLIT - Cartography of Littoral and upper-sublittoral rocky-shore communities
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  EEI-c - Ecological Evaluation Index
               
               
                  0,76
               
               
                  0,48
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  CARLIT - Cartography of Littoral and upper-sublittoral rocky-shore communities
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
         Seagrasses: sub-BQE indicative of Macroalgae and Angiosperms
      
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  PREI - Posidonia oceanica Rapid Easy Index
               
               
                  0,775
               
               
                  0,55
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  PREI - Posidonia oceanica Rapid Easy Index
               
               
                  0,775
               
               
                  0,55
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  PREI - Posidonia oceanica Rapid Easy Index
               
               
                  0,775
               
               
                  0,55
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  POMI - Posidonia oceanica Multivariate Index
               
               
                  0,775
               
               
                  0,55
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  Valencian-CS
               
               
                  0,775
               
               
                  0,55
               
            
         Macroalgae and Angiosperms
      
      
         Transitional waters:
      
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  National classification methods intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  Exclame
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Greece
               
               
                  EEI-c - Ecological Evaluation Index
               
               
                  0,70
               
               
                  0,40
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  MaQI – Macrophyte Quality Index
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Coastal and transitional
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Black Sea
      
         Description of common intercalibration types
      
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Description
               
            
                  CW-BL1
               
               
                  Coastal waters
                  Mesohaline, microtidal (< 1 m), shallow (< 30 m), moderately exposed, mixed substratum
               
            Countries sharing the types that have been intercalibrated:
      Bulgaria and Romania
      BLACK SEA GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  Bulgaria
               
               
                  IBI
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,63
               
            
                  Romania
               
               
                  IBI
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,63
               
            
         (1)  Will be used in England, Wales and Scotland
      
         (2)  High-Good boundary is not defined for reservoirs (both LM5/7 and LM8 types are reservoirs)
      
         (3)  Will be used in England, Wales and Scotland
      
         (4)  Will be used also in the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
   
   
      ANNEX II
      WATER CATEGORY: Coastal and transitional
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Baltic Sea GIG
      BALTIC SEA GEOPGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      
         Results for parameter indicative of biomass (Chlorophyll a): Ecological quality ratios and parameter values
      The following results refer to summer mean May/June – September
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
                  Member State
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios for the national classification systems
               
               
                  Parameter values / ranges
                  Chlorophyll-a (μg/l)
               
            
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
               
                  High-good boundary
               
               
                  Good-moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     BC1
                  
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  0,76
               
               
                  0,59
               
               
                  1,7
               
               
                  2,2
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  0,87
               
               
                  0,65
               
               
                  1,5
               
               
                  2,0
               
            
                  
                     BC9
                  
               
            
                  Estonia
               
               
                  0,82
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  2,2
               
               
                  2,7
               
            
                  Finland
               
               
                  0,79
               
               
                  0,65
               
               
                  1,9
               
               
                  2,3
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  1,5
               
               
                  1,8
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Coastal and transitional
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: North East Atlantic
      NORTHEAST ATLANTIC GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrate fauna
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      The results are applicable to soft sediment habitats only (subtidal mud/sand habitats).
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
         Types NEA 1/26 and NEA7
      
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     Types NEA1/26 and NEA 7 (Indices responsive primarily to organic enrichment and toxic pollution pressures in soft sediment habitats)
                  
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  DKI
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,53
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  M-AMBI
               
               
                  0,77
               
               
                  0,53
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  M-AMBI
               
               
                  0,85
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  IQI
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,64
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  BEQI2
               
               
                  0,78
               
               
                  0,58
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  NQI
               
               
                  0,92
               
               
                  0,81
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  P-BAT
               
               
                  0,79
               
               
                  0,58
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  M-AMBI
               
               
                  0,77
               
               
                  0,53
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  BO2A
               
               
                  0,78
               
               
                  0,44
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  IQI
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,64
               
            
                  
                     Types NEA1/26 (Index responsive to multiple pressures in multiple habitats)
                  
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  BEQI
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            NORTHEAST ATLANTIC GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      
         Coastal waters
      
      Phytoplankton: parameter indicative of biomass parameter (Chlorophyll a)
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios and parameter values
      Parameter values are expressed in μg/l as the 90 %ile value calculated over the defined growing season in a six year period. The results relate to geographic areas within the types as described in the technical report.
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
               
                  Values (μg/l, 90 %ile)
               
            
                  High-Good
               
               
                  Good-Moderate
               
               
                  High-Good
               
               
                  Good-Moderate
               
            
                  
                     NEA 1/26a
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,33
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,33
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,33
               
               
                  2,5
               
               
                  5
               
            
                  Spain South
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,33
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  Spain North East Cantabrian
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,33
               
               
                  1,5
               
               
                  3
               
            
                  Spain North Central Cantabrian
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,33
               
               
                  3
               
               
                  6
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,33
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  
                     NEA1/26b
                  
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,44
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  15
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,44
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  15
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,44
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  15
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,44
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  15
               
            
                  
                     NEA3/4
                  
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  0,66
               
               
                  0,44
               
               
                  7-10
               
               
                  11-15
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  0,66
               
               
                  0,44
               
               
                  10-14
               
               
                  15-21
               
            
                  
                     NEA1/26e
                  
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,44
               
               
                  6 – 8
               
               
                  9 – 12
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,44
               
               
                  6 – 8
               
               
                  9 – 12
               
            
                  
                     NEA9
                  
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,33
               
               
                  2,5
               
               
                  5
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,33
               
               
                  2,5
               
               
                  5
               
            
                  
                     NEA10
                  
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,33
               
               
                  3
               
               
                  6
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  0,67
               
               
                  0,33
               
               
                  3
               
               
                  6
               
            NORTH EAST ATLANTIC GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS
      
         Biological Quality Element: Macroalgae and Angiosperms
      Macroalgae: parameter intertidal blooming macroalgae soft bottom, indicative of abundance
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of national parameter intercalibrated
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     Type NEA1/26
                  
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  Bewertungssystem für opportunistische Makroalgen auf eulitoralen Weichböden der Küstengewässer
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  OGA Tool - Opportunistic Green Macroalgal Abundance
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  Opportunistic Macroalgae Blooming Tool OMBT
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
         Transitional waters
      
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     Type NEA11
                  
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  OGA Tool - Opportunistic Green Macroalgal Abundance
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  BMI – Blooming Macroalgal Index (Assessment of blooming macroalgae)
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  Opportunistic Macroalgae Blooming Tool OMBT
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
         Results: Angiosperms – sub-BQE indicative of Macroalgae and Angiosperms
      
         Coastal waters:
      
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Country
               
               
                  National classification systems intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     Type NEA1/26
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  SBQ – Seagrass beds quality in coastal and transitional water bodies
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  SG - Bewertungssystem für Makroalgen und Seegräser der Küsten- und Übergangsgewässer zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Deutschland
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  Intertidal Seagrass Abundance and Species Composition
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,63
               
            
         Transitional waters:
      
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios of the national classification systems intercalibrated
      
                  Type and country
               
               
                  National parameter intercalibrated
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
            
                  High-Good boundary
               
               
                  Good-Moderate boundary
               
            
                  
                     Type NEA11
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  SBQ – Seagrass beds quality in coastal and transitional water bodies
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  SG - Bewertungssystem für Makroalgen und Seegräser der Küsten- und Übergangsgewässer zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmen-richtlinie in Deutschland
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  Intertidal Seagrass Abundance and Species Composition
               
               
                  0,83
               
               
                  0,70
               
            
                  Netherlands
               
               
                  Monitoring beds of SG per waterbody using arial photographs, ground truth and specifying surface & density per species
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  SQI – Seagrass quality index for intertidal TW
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,60
               
            WATER CATEGORY: Coastal and transitional
      GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP: Mediterranean
      
         Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
      Phytoplankton: parameter indicative of biomass: (Chlorophyll –a)
      
         Coastal waters
      
      
         Results: Ecological quality ratios and parameter values
      Parameter values are expressed in μg/l of Chlorophyll a, for the 90th percentile calculated over the year in at least a five year period. The results relate to geographic areas within the types as described in the technical report.
      
                  Type
               
               
                  Ecological Quality Ratios
               
               
                  Values (μg/l, 90 %ile)
               
            
                  High-Good
               
               
                  Good-Moderate
               
               
                  High-Good
               
               
                  Good-Moderate
               
            
                  
                     Type II-A
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,53
               
               
                  2,38
               
               
                  3,58
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,53
               
               
                  2,38
               
               
                  3,58
               
            
                  Italy (Tyrrhenian)
               
               
                  0,76
               
               
                  0,59
               
               
                  1,06
               
               
                  2,19
               
            
                  
                     Type II-A Adriatic
                  
               
            
                  Italy
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,58
               
               
                  1,58
               
               
                  3,81
               
            
                  Slovenia
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  0,58
               
               
                  1,58
               
               
                  3,81
               
            
                  
                     Type Island - W
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,50
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  1,20
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,50
               
               
                  0,75
               
               
                  1,20
               
            
                  
                     Type III-W
                  
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,50
               
               
                  1,13
               
               
                  1,80
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,50
               
               
                  1,13
               
               
                  1,80
               
            
                  
                     Type III-E
                  
               
            
                  Cyprus
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,20
               
               
                  0,10
               
               
                  0,40
               
            
                  Greece
               
               
                  0,80
               
               
                  0,20
               
               
                  0,10
               
               
                  0,40