Biomonitoring of lake sediments using benthic macroinvertebrates

摘要: Abstract The Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) is an innovative piece of legislation aimed at protecting the quality all continental and coastal waters in Europe through ecological evaluation ecosystems. Since it widely acknowledged that greater realism difficulty its definition, we describe different uses benthic organisms as a tool for assessing sediment lakes. We review responses from single species to community. focus on studies laboratory field, also critically consider use predictive models these evaluations. Our discussion information collected underlines importance relation between sensitivity contaminants. Moreover, recent approach developing mechanistic predict response natural communities seems be particularly powerful community ecology, strongly recommend more effort along lines.