Research and analysis
The ecological classification of UK rivers usingaquatic macrophytes
This project developed and tested a tool to classify rivers in the UK using aquatic macrophyte survey data.
Documents
Ref: LIT 7379
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This project developed and tested a tool to classify rivers in the UK using aquatic macrophyte survey data. Macrophytes are water plants that are visible to the naked eye and this classification tool will be used alongside other techniques by Environment Agency staff to determine the ecological quality of our rivers.
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Published 17 October 2012