Report: “Ecological Status Assessment of German Transitional and Coastal Waters 2009”#locale-eng:Report: “Ecological Assessment of German Transitional and Coastal Waters 2009”
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The status of coastal waters was assessed with a view to establishing water quality management plans under the Water Framework Directive. Based on monitoring data collected in the past six years, the biological quality elements phytoplankton, macrophytes, macrozoobenthos, and fish (in estuaries) were assessed using largely harmonised methods. Applying a five-class scale, most of the 72 water bodies were rated moderate, poor or bad (particularly in the Baltic Sea), with only one good rating. High nutrient input is considered to be the principal cause.#locale-ger:The status of coastal waters has been assessed for the management plans of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). On the basis of monitoring data from the last six years, the biological quality components phytoplankton, macrophytes and macrozoobenthos as well as fish (in estuaries) were tested with largely coordinated processes. On the five-stage assessment scale, the 72 water bodies were consistently classified as moderate, unsatisfactory or (especially in the Baltic Sea) except for a good one. Material loads from increased nutrient inputs are considered to be the main cause for this.
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- bewirtschaftungsgebiete-schutzgebiete-geregelte-gebiete-und-berichterstattungseinheiten
- gdi-sh
- küstengewässer
- mdi-sh
- llur
- ostsee
- mdi-de
- verteilung-der-arten
- umweltüberwachung
- nordsee