NDLI: Quantifying bias in hydromorphological monitoring: an evaluation of the German LAWA-OS method

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Author	Lamberty, Georg Zumbroich, Thomas Ribbe, Lars Souvignet, Maxime
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Hydromorphological assessment methods as the on-site assessment of the German Working Group on water issues (LAWA-OS method) provide valuable information for a wide range of water management issues like water body assessment, deficit analysis and planning or monitoring of restoration projects. Considering these demands, the question about the assessment variability of such methods arises. Depending on varying aims, scales and approaches different methods may show contradictory assessment results. The objectives of this work are to quantify assessment deviations between different versions of the LAWA-OS method and to identify the causes of these deviations. The hypothesis is that procedural differences between versions act as deviation factors and lead to scoring discrepancies. A pairwise comparison between assessment results of two representative versions show that the LAWA-OS method is very robust against deviation factors on the overall score level. With increasing differentiation of hydromorphological characteristics on the main parameter and single parameter level, the assessment robustness decreases considerably. Particularly, differing numbers of parameters, differing reference scores and differing score aggregation procedures act as factors for substantial assessment deviations between versions. The work in hand provides scientifically based outputs in relation to the reliability, comparability and applicability of the LAWA-OS assessment results for river ecology issues. In this regard, the work in hand contributes to the quality control of the LAWA-OS method and provides valuable insights for practitioners and policy makers.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	17
Page Count	17
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18666280
Journal	Environmental Earth Sciences
Volume Number	75
Issue Number	22
e-ISSN	18666299
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2016-11-08
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Fluvial geomorphology Environmental monitoring River ecology Assessment bias Geology Hydrology/Water Resources Geochemistry Environmental Science and Engineering Terrestrial Pollution Biogeosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Global and Planetary Change Earth-Surface Processes Soil Science Environmental Chemistry Pollution Geology Water Science and Technology

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