| Water category: | River |
| Pressure categories | Nutrients |
| Pressure detail | N-NH4+ P-PO43- |
| WFD Indicators- R | Abundance Phytoplancton Macrophytes and phytobenthos Abundance Benthic invertebrate fauna Composition and abundance Fish Composition and abundance |
| Specific Index | |
| Brief text description | Species richness is linked with N-NH4+ and P-PO43-. |
| Long text description | Species richness is linked with N-NH4+ and P-PO43-. Relation : Coefficient of rank Spearman correlation N-NH4+ 0.457 (p<0.05) P-PO43- 0.611 (p<0.001) Nutrient range : Mean N-NH4+ = 31-422 µg/L P-PO43- = 6-413 µg/L Source data from 30 sites of Vosges / Alsace floodplain . (France) |
| History of development | |
| References | Thiebaut et al., 2002. Are trophic and diversity indices based on macrophyte communities pertinent toolsto monitor water quality ? Water Research. 36(14):3602-3610 |
| Geographical region (GIG) - R | |
| Ecoregion - LR | |
| Country | F France |
| Geographical location of source data | Sub-national |
| Reference conditions | Unknown |
| Development | Existing |
| Uncertainty | Unknown |
| Link to document store | No |
| BMW Toolbox | No |
| Entry status | Unvalidated |