Species composition abundance As in AMBI Shannon 1 formula – Denmark of weighted with Specific method (5 including DKI ver2 preclassified sensitivity No opportunistic sensitivity entropy averaging and CW sensitivity value (from species classes) H multiplications classes AMBI component)* Species abundance composition weighted with Lithuania of Species Oligochaeta, 1 formula sensitivity 4 sensitivity BQI preclassified richness No Chironomidae including value classes CW-TW sensitivity (logarithmic) etc. multiplications + adjustment classes factor abundance Species abundance composition weighted with Latvia of Species Oligochaeta, 1 formula sensitivity 4 sensitivity BQI preclassified richness No Chironomidae including value classes CW-TW sensitivity (logarithmic) etc. multiplications + adjustment classes factor abundance Species richness adjusted to salinity at Relative waterbody dry composition 3 sensitivity level (number Estonia of 1 formula No classes, no of taxa biomass Oligochaeta, ZKI preclassified including (see below) very sensitive divided by of 3 Chironomidae CW sensitivity multiplications taxa the maximum classes number of taxa per classes sample in the respective waterbody species Average EQR composition abundance for each of taxa weighted with Poland species Oligochaeta, body, with grouped into sensitivity 3 sensitivity B richness No Chironomidae, more than pre-classified value + classes CW-TW (logarithmic) etc. one sensitivity adjustment monitoring classes factor station abundance
Denmark DKI ver2 CW composition of preclassified sensitivity classes Species abundance weighted with sensitivity value (from AMBI component)* As in AMBI method (5 sensitivity classes) Shannon entropy H No Specific opportunistic species 1 formula including averaging and multiplications Lithuania BQI CW-TW composition of preclassified sensitivity classes Species abundance weighted with sensitivity value + adjustment factor abundance 4 sensitivity classes Species richness (logarithmic) No Oligochaeta, Chironomidae etc. 1 formula including multiplications Latvia BQI CW-TW composition of preclassified sensitivity classes Species abundance weighted with sensitivity value + adjustment factor abundance 4 sensitivity classes Species richness (logarithmic) No Oligochaeta, Chironomidae etc. 1 formula including multiplications Estonia ZKI CW composition of preclassified sensitivity classes No (see below) 3 sensitivity classes, no very sensitive taxa Species richness adjusted to salinity at waterbody level (number of taxa divided by the maximum number of taxa per sample in the respective waterbody Relative dry biomass of 3 classes Oligochaeta, Chironomidae 1 formula including multiplications Poland B CW-TW composition of taxa grouped into pre-classified sensitivity classes species abundance weighted with sensitivity value + adjustment factor abundance 3 sensitivity classes species richness (logarithmic) No Oligochaeta, Chironomidae, etc. Average EQR for each body, with more than one monitoring station –
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