AZTI’s Fish Index Fish in transitional waters FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body Spain AIM for Lakes (Austrian Index Macrophytes for lakes) Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Austria Austrian lake fish index: A multimetric index to assess the ecological status of alpine lakes based on fish fauna. Fish in lakes FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation Lake water body Austria AZTI Marine Biotic Index Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body France Angiosperm Quality Index Angiosperms in transitional waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain Angiosperm Quality Assessment Index Angiosperms in transitional waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Portugal Average Score Per Taxon Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Norway Modified Raddum index2 (river acidification) Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_A Rivers only, acidification River water body Norway Aestuar Type Verfahren Invertebrates in transitional and coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Germany Macrozoobenthos BQE assessment by multimetric index Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Poland Benthic assessment tool Invertebrates in transitional and coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Portugal Finnish Brackish water Benthic Index Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Finland BENTIX index Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Cyprus Greece Benthic Ecosystem Quality Index Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Belgium Benthic Ecosystem Quality Index 2 Invertebrates in transitional and coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Netherlands Biological Monitoring Working Party Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Slovakia Benthic Opportunistic polychaetes/amphipods index Invertebrates in transitional and coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain Benthic Opportunistic Annelida Amphipod Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain Lithuanian benthic quality index Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Lithuania Benthic quality index Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Latvia Swedish multimetric biological quality index (soft sediment infauna) Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Sweden Bulgarian Fish Index FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures River water body Bulgaria Bulgarian Fish Index-Trout zone FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures River water body Bulgaria Baltic Algae Community Analysis System Macroalgae and angiosperms in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Germany Cartography of Littoral and uppersublittoral rocky-shore communities Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body France Croatia Italy Malta Spain Cover, Characteristic species, Opportunistic species on intertidal rocky bottoms Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body France Quality of Rocky Bottoms Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain laghi vulcanici e protocollo di campionamento per le macrofite nei laghi (3040) in Ispra linee guida di campionamento 111/2014. Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Italy Macroalgal Bloom Assessment Macroalgae in transitional and coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body France Czech multimetric method Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Czechia Chlorophyll a Phytoplankton in transitional and coastal waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Finland Sweden Estonia Latvia Lithuania France Ireland Norway Spain United Kingdom Belgium Netherlands Germany Denmark Portugal Croatia Italy Slovenia Cyprus Greece Poland Index for the evaluation of the status of Cymodocea nodosa meadows Angiosperms in coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Greece Diatom Assessment for River Ecological Status Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body United Kingdom Deutsches probennahmestandort-spezifisches Bewertungsverfahren für Fische in Seen zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie Fish in lakes FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation Lake water body Germany DJ-index (Dahl & Johnson 2004) Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Sweden Danish Quality Index Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Denmark Danish Quality Index version 2 Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Denmark Danish Stream Fauna Index Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Denmark Fucus depth limit Macroalgae and angiosperms in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Finland Depth limit of Zostera marina Macroalgae and angiosperms in coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Denmark Zeeschelde Estuarine Biotic Index Fish in transitional waters FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body Belgium Ecological Evaluation Index Macroalgae in transitional and coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Cyprus Greece Estuarine Fish Assessment Index Fish in transitional waters FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body Portugal ‘European Fish Index EFI+ Fish in rivers FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Spain EFI+ European Fish index (cyprinid_wading type) Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Romania Poland EFI+ European Fish index (salmonid type) Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Romania Poland Lithuanian lake phytoplankton index PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Lithuania Ecological index Macroalgae and angiosperms in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Bulgaria Romania Estuarine and Lagoon Fish Index Fish in transitional waters FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body France Assessment of saltmarsh vegetation in coastal and transitional waters Angiosperms in transitional and coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Germany Estuarine Multi-metric Fish Index Fish in transitional waters FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body Ireland United Kingdom Estonian coastal water phytobenthos Index Macroalgae and angiosperms in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Estonia Estonian coastal water phytobenthos index I Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Estonia Estonian coastal water phytobenthos index HPO Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Estonia Estonian coastal water phytobenthos index PCF Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Estonia EQR4 Fish in lakes FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation Lake water body Finland Macrophyte based indication method for lakes - Ecological Status Macrophyte Index ESMI (multimetric) Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Poland EXCLAME Macroalgae and angiosperms in transitional waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body France Lithuanian fish index FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures Lake water body Lithuania Fischbasiertes Bewertungswerkzeug für Übergangsgewässer der norddeutschen Ästuare Fish in transitional waters FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body Germany Fish index for transitional waters, type O2 Fish in transitional waters FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body Netherlands FBI Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body France FCS2 Ireland Fish in rivers FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures River water body Ireland FCS2 Northern Ireland Fish in rivers FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures River water body United Kingdom FCS2 Scotland Fish in rivers FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures River water body United Kingdom Fish in rivers, general degradation, Italy Fish in rivers FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Italy Fish in rivers, hydromorphology, Bulgaria Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures River water body Bulgaria Fish in rivers, hydromorphology, Bulgaria Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures River water body Italy Fish in rivers, general degradation, Poland Fish in rivers FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Poland Fish Index Austria Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Austria Fischbasiertes Bewertungssystem für Fließgewässer zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Deutschland Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Germany FIL2 Fish in lakes FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation Lake water body Ireland United Kingdom Fish Index of Slovakia Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Slovakia Humedales Multimétrico de las Islas Baleares Phytoplankton in transitional waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain F_IBIP Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Portugal Finnish Fish Index – type L2 Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Finland Finnish Fish Index – type L3 Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Finland Finnish Fish Index – type M1 Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Finland Finnish Fish Index – type M2 Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Finland Finnish Fish Index – type M3 Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Finland Multimetric system, first version established Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Finland Finnish macrophyte classification system Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Finland Free Macrophyte Index Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Ireland United Kingdom Habitat Fish Bio-Indicator Fish in transitional waters FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body Italy Hungarian Multimetric Fish Index Lakes Fish in lakes FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation Lake water body Hungary Hungarian Multimetric Fish Index Rivers Fish in rivers FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Hungary Helgoland Phytobenthic Index Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Germany Indice Invertébrés Multi-Métrique Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Luxembourg IBD 2007 (Coste et al, Ecol. Ind. 2009). AFNOR NF-T-90-354, December 2007. Arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body France Indice Biologique Global Adapté aux grands cours d'eau et aux rivières profondes InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Belgium Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (Norme AFNOR NF T 90 350, 1992) and Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 13 septembre 2012 relatif à l’identification, à la caractérisation et à la fixation des seuils d’état écologique applicables aux masses d’eau de Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Belgium Integrated Biological Index Phytoplankton in transitional and coastal waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Bulgaria Romania IBIMED – type T2 Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Spain IBIMED – type T3 Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Spain IBIMED – type T4 Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Spain IBIMED – type T5 Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Spain IBIMED – type T6 Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Spain Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 13 septembre 2012 relatif à l’identification, à la caractérisation et à la fixation des seuils d’état écologique applicables aux masses d’eau de surface et modifiant le Livre II du Code de l’Environnement, contenant Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Belgium IBI_PL_21 FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Poland IBI_PL_23-25 FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Poland IBI_PL_26 FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Poland Upstream and Lowland IBI Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Belgium French Macrophyte Index for Lakes Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body France Iberian Biological Monitoring Working Party Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Spain Intercalibration Common Metric Index (Mancini & Sollazzo, 2009, Phytobenthos Intercalibration Common Metric (pICM: Kelly et al., 2009) Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Italy Classification française DCE Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (IBGN). AFNOR NF-T-90-350 and arrêté ministériel du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body France Classification luxembourgeoise DCE Indice Biologique Global Normalisé (IBGN) 1992, AFNOR NF-T-90-350 et circulaire DCE 2007/22 MEDD/DE/MAGE/BEMA 07/no 4 du 11 avril 2007 Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Luxembourg Iberian Mediterranean Multimetric Index—using quantitative data Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Spain Humedales Multimétrico de las Islas Baleares Invertebrates in transitional and coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain Indeks Okrzemkowy IO dla rzek (Diatom Index for rivers) Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Poland Italian Phytoplankton Assessment Method Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Italy Classification française DCE Indice Poissons Rivière (IPR). AFNOR NF-T-90-344. Arrêté du 25 janvier 2010 modifié relatif aux méthodes et critères d’évaluation de l’état écologique {…} des eaux de surface Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body France Indice de Polluosensibilité Spécifique (Specific Pollution Sensitivity Index SPI) (Coste, in CEMAGREF, 1982; Lenoir & Coste, 1996 and Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 13 septembre 2012 relatif à l’identification, à la caractérisation et à la fixation des Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Estonia Greece Luxembourg Portugal Spain Sweden Infaunal Quality Index Invertebrates in transitional and coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Ireland United Kingdom Intertidal Seagrass tool Angiosperms in transitional and coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Ireland United Kingdom Rivers Biological Quality Assessment Method-Benthic Invertebrates (IptIN, IptIS) Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Portugal KRW-maatlat Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Netherlands KRW Maatlat Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Netherlands lake macrophyte classification tool (1) Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body United Kingdom Lake Fish Index Fish in lakes FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation Lake water body Italy Poland LFI-CEN-PL Fish in rivers and lakes FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation Lake water body River water body Poland LFI+PL Fish in lakes FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation Lake water body Poland Latvian Macroinvertebrate Index InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Latvia Latvian Large River Macroinvertebrate Index Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Latvia LZI Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Lithuania Multivariate AZTI Marine Biotic Index Invertebrates in transitional and coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Germany France Spain Italy Greece Multivariate AZTI’s Marine Biotic Index Normalized Invertebrates in transitional and coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Bulgaria Romania Modified Estuarine Fish Index Fish in transitional waters FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body Croatia Latvian Marine Depth distribution of Furcellaria lumbricalis Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Latvia Bewertungssystem für opportunistische Makroalgen auf eulitoralen Weichböden der Küstengewässer Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Germany Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja obalnega morja na podlagi makroalg Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Slovenia Mediterranean Assessment System for Reservoirs Phytoplankton Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Spain Maximum depth of the redalga Furcellaria lumbricalis distribution Macroalgae and angiosperms in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Latvia Lithuania Diatom multimetric Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Spain Mediterráneo Occidental index Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain METI Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Spain Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja obalnega morja na podlagi bentoških nevretenčarjev Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Slovenia Macroinvertebrates in lakes, Austria Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Austria Czech system for ecological status assessment of rivers using benthic macroinvertebrates Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Czechia Estonian surface water ecological quality assessment – river macroinvertebrates Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Estonia Hungarian Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Hungary Irish biotic index Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Bulgaria Assessment method for ecological status of water bodies based on macroinvertebrates Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Romania Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek z bentoškimi nevretenčarji v Sloveniji Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Slovenia Slovak assessment of benthic invertebrates in rivers Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Slovakia Macroinvertebrates in transitional waters, Poland Invertebrates in transitional waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Transitional water body Poland Multimetric Invertebrate Stream Acidification index Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_A Rivers only, acidification River water body Sweden Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index Flanders Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Belgium Flemish macrophyte assessment system Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Belgium Danish Lake Macrophytes Index Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Denmark Estonian surface water ecological quality assessment – lake macrophytes Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Estonia Hungarian Ecological status assessment for lakes based on Macrophyte Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Hungary Macrophytes in lakes, Italy Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Italy Lithuanian macrophyte assessment method Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Lithuania Latvian macrophyte assessment method Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Latvia WFD-metrics for natural water types Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Netherlands Multimetric Phytoplankton Index Phytoplankton in transitional waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Greece Italy Croatia Macrophyte Quality Assessment Index Macroalgae and angiosperms in coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Poland Multi Species Maximum Depth Index Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Norway Sweden Macrophyte Quality Index Macroalgae and angiosperms in transitional waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Italy based on STAR Intercalibration Common Metric Index ICMi Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Italy Macrophytic index for the evaluation of the ecological quality of the Italian lakes Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Italy Marine Biotic Index Tool Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Germany Nuovo Indice dello Stato Ecologico delle Comunità Ittiche FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Italy New Italian Method Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Italy Netherlands References and Metrics for Fish in Small Rivers Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Netherlands NLKRW-Maatlatten-FISH-LW Fish in lakes FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation Lake water body Netherlands NLKRW-Maatlatten-PHYT-LW Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Netherlands NLKRW-Maatlatten-PHYT-TW Phytoplankton in transitional waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Transitional water body Netherlands Reservoirs Biological Quality Assessment Method – Phytoplankton (New Mediterranean Assessment System for Reservoirs Phytoplankton: NMASRP). Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Portugal Norwegian Quality Index Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Norway Otro tipo de Flora Acuática en LAgos (Macrófitos) Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Spain Opportunistic Green Macroalgal Abundance Macroalgae in transitional and coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Ireland Opportunistic Macroalgae-cover/acreage on soft sediment intertidal in coastal waters Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Germany Opportunistic Macroalgae Blooming Tool Macroalgae in transitional and coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body United Kingdom Other classification system (to be specified in the Remarks field) Assessment of the biological quality elements - part phytobenthos Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Austria Assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Czechia Estonian surface water ecological quality assessment – river phytobenthos Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Estonia Hungarian Ecological status assessment for rivers based on diatoms Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Hungary Latvian assessment method using phytobenthos in small and moderate rivers Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Latvia WFD-metrics for natural water types Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Netherlands Swedish assessment methods, Swedish EPA regulations (NFS 2008:1) based on Indice de Polluosensibilité Spécifique (IPS) Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Sweden Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja rek s fitobentosom in makrofiti v Sloveniji; fitobentos (Ecological status assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos and macrophytes in Slovenia; Phytobenthos) Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Slovenia Ecological status assessment system for rivers using phytobenthos Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Slovakia Latvian assessment method using phytobenthos in very large rivers Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Latvia Benthic algae in running water - diatom analysis Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Sweden Phytobenthos Ecological Quality Index Macroalgae and angiosperms in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Latvia Bewertungsverfahren von Fließgewässern auf Basis des Makrozoobenthos Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Germany PHYtoBenthic Index for Baltic inner COastal waters Macroalgae and angiosperms in coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Germany PHYLIB for Lakes (German Assessment system for Macrophytes & Phytobenthos for lakes for implementation of the WFD): Module Macrophytes Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Germany PHYLIB for Lakes (German Assessment system for Macrophytes & Phytobenthos for lakes for implementation of the WFD): Modules Macrophytes & Phytobenthos Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Germany Verfahrensanleitung für die ökologische Bewertung von Fließgewässern zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie: Makrophyten und Phytobenthos (Phylib), Modul Diatomeen Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Germany Proportions of Impact-Sensitive and Impact-Associated Diatoms Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Belgium Periphyton Index of Trophic Status Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Norway Phytoplankton Lakes Assessment Tool Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body United Kingdom Polish Multimetric Fish Index Fish in transitional waters FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body Poland Phytoplankton method for Polish Lakes Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Poland Marine Macroalgae Assessment Tool Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Portugal Posidonia oceanica Multivariate Index Angiosperms in coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Croatia Spain German coastal phytoplankton method Phytoplankton in coastal waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Germany Danish coastal phytoplankton method Phytoplankton in coastal waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Denmark Phytoplankton BQE assessment PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Estonia Latvian Marine Phytoplankton biomass Phytoplankton in coastal waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Latvia Polish coastal phytoplankton method Phytoplankton in coastal waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Poland Phytoplankton tool Phytoplankton in coastal waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body United Kingdom Evaluation of the biological quality elements, Part B2 – phytoplankton Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Austria Flemish phytoplankton assessment method for lakes Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Belgium Phytplankton in lakes, Bulgaria Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Bulgaria Danish Phytoplankton Index Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Denmark Estonian surface water ecological quality assessment – lake phytoplankton Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Estonia Finnish phytoplankton assessment method for lakes Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Finland Hungarian Ecological status assessment for lakes based on Phytoplankton Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Hungary IE Lake Phytoplankton Index Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Ireland Latvian Lake Phytoplankton Index PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Latvia Latvian Lake Phytoplankton Index Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Latvia WFD- metrics for natural watertypes Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Netherlands Lake phytoplankton ecological status classification method Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Norway SR EN 15204/2007, N109/2008 PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Romania Ecological assessment methods for lakes. quality factor phytoplankton Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Sweden Metodologija vrednotenja ekološkega stanja jezer s fitoplanktonom v Sloveniji (Ecological status assessment system for lakes using phytoplankton in Slovenia) Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Slovenia Latvian Marine Phytoplankton biomass Phytoplankton in transitional waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Transitional water body Latvia Posidonia oceanica Rapid Easy Index Angiosperms in coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Cyprus France Italy Malta Phyto-See-Index - Bewertungsverfahren für Seen mittels Phytoplankton zur Umsetzung der EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie in Deutschland - German Phyto-Lake-Index (Phyto-See-Index) Phytoplankton in lakes PhytoplanktonEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Germany Phytoplankton index for Mediterranean poly-euhaline lagoons Phytoplankton in transitional waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body France Quality Rating System Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Ireland Water quality of lentic shallow environments Invertebrates in transitional and coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain Quality of soft bottoms Invertebrates in transitional waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain Rocky Shore Assessment Tool Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Portugal Rocky Intertidal Community Quality Index Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain River Invertebrate Classification Tool - WHPT Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body United Kingdom ecological status assessment of rivers using benthic macroinvertebrates (Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index, based on STAR_ICM) Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Poland Rocky Shore Reduced Species List Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain Ireland United Kingdom Norway Rocky Shore Reduced Species List with Abundance Macroalgae in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Norway Seagrass beds quality in coastal and transitional water bodies Angiosperms in transitional and coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body France Assessment tool for intertidal seagrass in coastal and transitional waters Angiosperms in transitional and coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Germany Monitoring beds of SG per waterbody using aerial photographs, ground truth and specifying surface & density per species Angiosperms in transitional and coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Netherlands stan ichtiofauny FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body Poland SIFAIR Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Slovenia UK Saltmarsh Tool Angiosperms in transitional waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body United Kingdom Macrophyte state indicator Angiosperms in coastal waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Poland Saltmarsh Angiosperm Assessment Tool for Ireland Angiosperms in transitional and coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Ireland Slovenian macrophyte-based index for lake ecosystems Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Slovenia Seagrass quality index Angiosperms in transitional and coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Portugal STAR Intercalibration Common Metric Index Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Cyprus Revised form of Trophic Diatom Index Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Ireland Transitional Fish Classification Index Fish in transitional waters FishEQR T waters only Transitional water body Ireland Spain United Kingdom National macrophyte index (Trophic Index) Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Norway Trophic Macrophyte Index Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Sweden Tidal Marsh Quality Index Angiosperms in transitional waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Belgium WFD-metrics for natural watertypes: tidal salt marsh Angiosperms in transitional and coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Netherlands Phytoplankton index for transitional waters Phytoplankton in transitional waters PhytoplanktonEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain Macroalgal Bloom Assessment Macroalgae in transitional waters MacroalgaeEQR TC waters only Transitional water body France Taxonomically Sufficient Benthic Multimetric Invertebrates in transitional and coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain Type specific Bulgarian Fish Index FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures River water body Bulgaria UFBI-LT PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Lithuania Macroinvertebrates in rivers, Lithuania Phytobenthos in rivers PhytobenthosEQR_E Rivers only, eutrophication River water body Lithuania Swedish method Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures FishEQR_G Rivers and lakes, general degradation River water body Sweden Valencian classification system Angiosperms in coastal waters AngiospermsEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Spain WFD Acid Water Indicator Community species Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_A Rivers only, acidification River water body United Kingdom Estonian coastal water macrozoobenthos community index Invertebrates in coastal waters InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Transitional water body Estonia Estonian coastal water macrozoobenthos community index II InvertebrateEQR TC waters only Coastal water body Estonia Macrophytes in lakes (EUTROPHICATION) Macrophytes in lakes MacrophyteEQR_E Lakes only, eutrophication Lake water body Spain Multimetric Basque index family level Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Spain Invertebrate Multimetric Illes Balears Invertebrates in rivers InvertebrateEQR_G Rivers only, general degradation River water body Spain Estonian fish-based assessment method for the ecological classification of rivers to human-based alterations Fish in rivers FishEQR_H Rivers and lakes, hydromorphological pressures River water body Estonia