Nigel Holmes
21 Papers
225 Citations
Nigel Holmes is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Macrophyte & Water Framework Directive. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 21 publications.
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Papers
Quality assessment using River Habitat Survey data
TL;DR: A representative sample of habitat features from rivers in the UK and Isle of Man has been generated by River Habitat Survey (RHS) during 1994-1997 as discussed by the authors, which provides a sound basis for describing the physical character and assessing the habitat quality of 500 m lengths of river shown on 1:250,000 scale maps and classified for water quality purposes.
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Towards a harmonized approach for hydromorphological assessment of rivers in Europe: a qualitative comparison of three survey methods
TL;DR: In this paper, three hydromorphological and river habitat assessment methods, developed in Germany, France and the UK, were used for qualitative cross-comparison in 2001.
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Using river habitat survey for environmental assessment and catchment planning in the U.K.
TL;DR: In this article, the attributes of a method for determining the physical quality of rivers are well-placed for use in environmental assessment and catchment planning in the U.K. The system, known as River Habitat Survey (RHS), uses a standard field survey method with quality controls, a computer database for rapid analysis and includes outputs which quantify habitat quality and channel modification.
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Preliminary testing of River Habitat Survey features for the aims of the WFD hydro-morphological assessment: an overview from the STAR Project
TL;DR: Among the indices studied, the HQA score apparently played the most important role in structuring biological communities and the lentic-lotic character of rivers was also important.
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Developing standard approaches for recording and assessing river hydromorphology: the role of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
TL;DR: The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has developed a standard for river hydromorphology as discussed by the authors, which provides a framework of general principles and sets out how to plan and conduct field surveys, how results should be interpreted and presented, and ways of applying quality assurance procedures.
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