Managing Aquatic ecosystems and water Resources under multiple Stress - Part Benthic Invertebrates
Abstract
MARS will support managers and policy makers in the practical implementation of the WFD, of related legislation and of the Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water Resources by conducting new research and synthesising existing knowledge concerning effects and management of multiple stressors in surface water and groundwater bodies; by advising the 3rd RMBP cycle and the revision of the WFD; and by developing new integrated tools for diagnosing and predicting multiple stressors in water resource management. The consortium includes 19 research institutes and five water boards and environment agencies. MARS will engage with ongoing and finalised European initiatives addressing related topics, thus acting as an integrating project. Work will be organised at the scales of water bodies, river basins and Europe; at each scale there is a direct link to water managers and decision makers. Nested within the scale structure, we will employ a suite of methods: flume and mesocosm experiments to better understand the effects of selected stressor combinations with a focus on extremes and hydrological stress; linkage of “abiotic” and “biotic” models to predict effects of stressor combinations at a river basin scale; large-scale data analysis employing existing databases, but including additional variables, to gain a Europe-wide overview of stress, status and ecosystem services. MARS will be composed of eight workpackages (WPs). While WP1 will be responsible for overall coordination, WP2 will provide tools, concepts and scenarios for the other WPs. WPs 3-5 will analyse and predict multiple stressor-impact relationships on three scales: water bodies (WP3), river basins (WP4) and Europe (WP5); the results will be synthesised across scales by WP6. WP7 will generate a wiki information system and produce or improve tools addressing the three scales. WP8 will communicate with river basin districts and Common Implementation Strategy (CIS) groups and will advise the WFD revision.
benthic invertebrates large rivers floodplains indicators stressors
Publikationen
Deliverable 2.1 - Four manuscripts on the multiple stressor framework: Review of multiple stressors and their effects on European surface waters (1/4)
Autoren: Nõges, P; Argillier, C; Borja, A; Garmendia, J M; Hanganu, J; Kodeš, V; Pletterbauer, F; Sagouis, A; Birk, S Jahr: 2015
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Quantified biotic and abiotic responses to multiple stress in freshwater, marine and ground waters
Autoren: Noges, P; Argillier, C; Borja, A; Garmendia, JM; Hanganu, J; Kodes, V; Pletterbauer, F; Sagouis, A; Birk, S Jahr: 2016
Journal articles
Deliverable D2.B: Database on multi-stressor-impact relationships in aquatic ecosystems
Autoren: Nõges, P; Pletterbauer, F; Sagouis, A; Hanganu, J; Borja, A; Garmendia, J M; Kodeš, V Jahr: 2015
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Ein typologischer Ansatz als Unterstützung für biologische Bewertungssysteme an sehr großen Europäischen Flüssen
Autoren: Pletterbauer, F; Leitner, P; Birk, S; Graf, W Jahr: 2016
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Europas Ströme - Lebensadern oder Todgeweihte? Ein Blick auf den Zustand der großen Flüsse unseres Kontinents
Autoren: Birk, S; Graf, W; Pletterbauer, F Jahr: 2016
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Perlen großer Flüsse – historische und heutige Verbreitung von charakteristischen Steinfliegenarten in Europa und ihre mögliche Bedeutung für biologische Bewertungsmethoden
Autoren: Graf, W; Pletterbauer, F; Schiemer, F Jahr: 2016
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Deliverable 5-C: Report on legacy and tipping points in large rivers
Autoren: Graf, W; Pletterbauer, F; Haidvogl, G; Leitner, P; van Geest, G; Buijse, T; Birk Jahr: 2016
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Short Overview on the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Fauna of the Danube River
Autoren: Graf, W; Pletterbauer, F Jahr: 2015
Chapter in collected volumes
HyTEC – first results from an experimental facility to study the effect of hydro- and thermopeaking on fish, macroinvertebrates and microphytobenthos
Autoren: Bondar-Kunze Elisabeth, Kasper Veronica, Maier Stefanie, Schönauer Doris, Schülting Lisa, Graf Wolfram, Auer Stefan , Schmutz Stefan, Zeiringer Bernhard, Hein Thomas Jahr: 2016
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Deliverable D3.2: Manuscripts on experimental results
Autoren: Schinegger, R.; Schmutz, S.; Schülting, L.; Auer, S.; Hein, T.; Bondar-Kunze, E.; Graf, W.; Schneider, S.; Friberg, N.; Ferreira, M.T.; Pinheiro, A.; Branco, P.; Brito, A.; Baattrup-Petersen, A.; Graeber, D.; Santos, J.M. Jahr: 2017
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
LaRiMo - A simple and efficient GIS-based approach for large-scale morphological assessment of large European rivers
Autoren: Bechter, T; Baumann, K; Birk, S; Bolik, F; Graf, W; Pletterbauer, F Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Overview of external projects relevant to MARS and detailed plans on how to cooperate with them; detailed communication strategy; production and publication online of the project website (Deliverable D1.1)
Autoren: Birk, S; Strackbein, J; Solheim, A.L.; Schmidt-Kloiber, A Jahr: 2014
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Ex uno plures - Defining different types of very large rivers in Europe to foster solid aquatic bio-assessment
Autoren: Borgwardt, F; Leitner, P; Graf, W; Birk, S Jahr: 2019
Journal articles
Project staff
Wolfram Graf
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wolfram Graf
wolfram.graf@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81221
BOKU Project Leader
01.02.2014 - 31.01.2018
Florian Borgwardt
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Florian Borgwardt
florian.borgwardt@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-33053, 81234
Project Staff
01.02.2014 - 31.01.2018
Patrick Leitner
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Patrick Leitner
patrick.leitner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81243
Project Staff
01.02.2014 - 31.01.2018
Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber
ask@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81225
Project Staff
01.02.2014 - 31.01.2018
Robert Vogl
Ing. Robert Vogl
robert.vogl@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81225
Project Staff
01.02.2014 - 31.01.2018