Projects
Several projects on river assessment with benthic invertebrates have been funded by the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) and the Working Group of the Federal States on Water Problems (Länderarbeitsgemeinschaft Wasser).
Concerning benthic invertebrates the following projects have been completed:
UDE: University of Duisburg-Essen, UH: University of Hohenheim, LfU: State Institute for Environmental Protection Baden-Wuerttemberg, FS: Research Institute Senckenberg, bfg: German Federal Institute of Hydrology, BLfW: Bavarian Water Management Agency, ube: umweltbüro essen, Bio: Bioforum GmbH
Project titel |
Short title |
Funding agency |
Coordinator and Partners |
Duration |
„Extension and adaptation of the national assessment system for benthic invertebrates to international requirements“ |
UBA |
UDE, UH, LfU, FS, bfg |
04/02-03/06 |
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„Validation of the German river typology [...]“ |
LAWA |
FS, UDE, UH |
04/02-01/04 |
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„Standardisation of sampling and data evaluation of benthic invertebrate samples in rivers“ |
LAWA |
FS, UDE |
04/02-01/04 |
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„Final studies to include the river types of North- and North-East Germany into the German river typology and assessment system“ |
LAWA |
UDE, BLfW, Bio, ube |
11/03-10/05 |
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Application and test of the new river assessment system with benthic invertebrates developed for WFD purposes |
LAWA |
FS, UDE, UH |
02/04-12/04 |
