Division Water category Lakes Geographical Intercalibration Group Cross-GIG Phytobenthos
United Kingdom
Description of types that have been intercalibrated
| Type | Lake characterisation | Alkalinity (meq/l) | Ecoregions |
|---|---|---|---|
| HA | High alkalinity lakes | > 1 | Alpine, Central-Baltic, Eastern Continental, Mediterranean |
| MA | Moderate alkalinity lakes | 0,2 — 1 | Alpine, Central-Baltic, Eastern Continental, Mediterranean, Northern |
| LA | Low alkalinity lakes | < 0,2 | Northern |
Types HA: Types MA: Types LA:
Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, Slovenia, United Kingdom
Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Sweden, United Kingdom
Finland, Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom
| Country a and Type | National classificationmethods intercalibrated | Ecological Quality Ratios | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-good boundary | Good-moderate boundary | ||
| HA type | |||
| Belgium (Flanders) | Proportions of Impact-Sensitive and Impact-Associated Diatoms (PISIAD) | 0,8 | 0,6 |
| Germany | Verfahrensanleitung für die ökologische Bewertung von Seen zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie: Makrophyten und Phytobenthos (PHYLIB), Modul Phytobenthos | 0,8 | 0,55 |
| Hungary | MIL — Multimetric Index for Lakes | 0,8 | 0,69 |
| Ireland | Lake Trophic Diatom Index (IE) | 0,9 | 0,63 |
| Italy | Italian national method for the evaluation of the ecological quality of lake waterbodies using benthic diatoms (EPI-L) | 0,75 | 0,5 |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Lake Phytobenthos Index | 0,63 | 0,47 |
| Poland | PL IOJ (Multimetryczny Indeks Okrzemkowy dla Jezior = Multimetric Diatom Index for Lakes) | 0,91 | 0,76 |
| Sweden | IPS | 0,89 | 0,74 |
| Slovenia | Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja jezer na podlagi fitobentosa in makrofitov, fitobentos | 0,8 | 0,6 |
| UK | DARLEQ 2 | 0,92 | 0,7 |
| MA type | |||
| Belgium (Flanders) | Proportions of Impact-Sensitive and Impact-Associated Diatoms (PISIAD) | 0,8 | 0,6 |
| Finland | Finnish lake phytobenthos method | 0,8 | 0,6 |
| Ireland | Lake Trophic Diatom Index (IE) | 0,9 | 0,63 |
| Italy | Italian national method for the evaluation of the ecological quality of lake waterbodies using benthic diatoms (EPI-L) | 0,75 | 0,5 |
| Romania | National (Romanian) Assessment Method for Natural Lakes Ecological Status based on Phytobenthos (Diatoms) RO-AMLP | 0,8 | 0,6 |
| Sweden | IPS | 0,89 | 0,74 |
| UK | DARLEQ 2 | 0,93 | 0,66 |
| LA type | |||
| Ireland | Lake Trophic Diatom Index (IE) | 0,9 | 0,66 |
| UK | DARLEQ 2 | 0,92 | 0,7 |