CEN TC 230 WG 2 Biological Methods Work
CEN TC 230 WG 2 “Biological Methods” Work Programme October 2008
Invertebrates (Convenor – Paul Logan) • Design of Multimetric Indices ENV Technical Report • Pro-rata Multi-Habitat Sampling of benthic invertebrates from wadeable river • Field and laboratory procedures • Selection of sampling methods and devices for benthic macroinvertebrates in fresh waters (ISO)
Macrophytes & Algae (Convenor Dr Arnold Veen) • Phytoplankton biovolume determination by microscopic measurement of cell dimensions • Quantitative and qualitative sampling of phytoplankton from inland waters • Surveying, sampling and laboratory analysis of phytobenthos in shallow running water • European Macrophyte List
Fish (Convenor Prof. Goran Dave) • Estimation of fish abundance with mobile hydroacoustic methods • Seine netting methodology for quantitative sampling of fish
Water Body Characteristics (Convenor Prof Phil Boon) • Determining the degree of modification of river hydromorphology • Assessing the hydromorphological features of lakes and reservoirs • Hydromorphology of estuaries
Quality Assurance (Convenor Prof Georg Janauer) • Design and analysis of interlaboratory comparison studies for ecological assessment • Selection and design of taxonomic keys • Performance characteristics in aquatic ecological methods
Marine (Convenor Dr Sabine Cochrane) • Quantitative and qualitative investigation of marine phytoplankton • Estimation of chlorophyll a using in vivo fluorometry and photometry • Survey of marine macroalgae opportunistic macroalgae and rocky shore macroalgae
CEN Mandate Projects • Phytoplankton biovolume determination by microscopic measurement of cell dimensions • Quantitative and qualitative sampling of phytoplankton from inland waters • Estimation of fish abundance with mobile hydroacoustic methods • Coordinator www. cen. eu/cenorm - October/November • workshops with Ecostat experts
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