Title:

Multicriteria ordering and ranking: partial orders, ambiguities and applied issues * Partial order theory for assessing the sensitivity of planktonic algae to anthropogenic disturbances in regulated lakes

Subtitle:

Książka = Book ; KS/8/2008/R02P02

Creator:

Brüggmann, Rainer ; Annoni, Paola ; Garofalo, Elisabetta

Publisher:

Instytut Badań Systemowych. Polska Akademia Nauk ; Systems Research Institute. Polish Academy of Sciences

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2008

Description:

[3], 69-88 pages ; 21 cm ; Bibliography p. 87-88

Type of object:

Book/Chapter

Abstract:

The use of phytoplankton as a quality indicator has been adopted by the European Water Frame Directive issued in 2000 (WFD 2000/60CE), which has widen the connotation of biological survey by shifting the attention from an anthropocentric view of natura! systems towards amore 'eco-centric' view. Within this framework, this paper offers an insight into phytoplankton communities living in hydrologically regulated lakes. Data come from an extensive survey carried out by Cesi Ricerca during 2004 in nine Italian reservoirs which are exploited at different levels for power production. Phytoplankton communities are investigated at the order level. The authors followed a multi-dimensional approach with the goal of identifying the level of sensitivity of algae communities to anthropogenic disturbances. Results highlight two groups of algae orders: one consisting of algae with their own regulation mechanisms, which do not follow the mechanism of reservoir regulation. The other consisting of algae which adapted to anthropogenic disturbances and can be considered robust to exploitation. This approach, if applied in similar water bodies, may be used for optimizing the experimental effort providing methods for ecological classification which are cost-effective, as explicitly recommended in the 2008 European call on Environment.

Relation:

Książka = Book

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Book

Source:

KS-2008-08-R02P02

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of Systems Research Institute PAS

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open