This European Standard specifies a method for surveying aquatic macrophytes in running waters for the purpose of assessing ecological status, using these organisms as elements of biological quality. The information provided by this method includes the composition and abundance of the aquatic macrophyte flora. This European Standard is applicable to all kinds of surface running water bodies, like natural brooks, streams and rivers and their heavily modified equivalents, as well as to artificial water bodies like canals or run-of-river reservoirs. The general principles of the approach described in this European Standard may also be applied when monitoring water bodies in the fluvial corridor of a river, such as side channels and oxbows. It is recognized that for a complete assessment of ecological status, other elements of biological quality should also be assessed.
EN 14184:2014 Referenced Document
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EN 14184:2014 history
2014EN 14184:2014 Water quality - Guidance for the surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters
2003EN 14184:2003 Water quality Guidance standard for the surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters