This document provides interim guidance on ‘functional’ indicators of ecosystem processes, such as ecosystem metabolism. These complement more traditional ‘structural’ water quality and aquatic life indicators, to provide a more complete and accurate assessment of the state of freshwater river ecosystems.
This document provides interim guidance on ‘functional’ indicators of ecosystem processes, such as ecosystem metabolism. These complement more traditional ‘structural’ water quality and aquatic life indicators, to provide a more complete and accurate assessment of the state of freshwater river ecosystems.