AQUACROSS
Aquatic Ecosystem Management across EU Policies
Aquatic ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and home to a diverse array of species and habitats, providing numerous economic and social benefits to Europe. Many of these valuable ecosystems are currently at significant risk of being irreversibly damaged by human activities and by the numerous pressures these create, including pollution, contamination, invasive species, overfishing and climate change. Knowledge, Assessment, and Management for AQUAtic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services aCROSS EU policies (AQUACROSS) aims to support EU efforts to protect aquatic biodiversity and ensure the provision of aquatic ecosystem services. Funded by Europe’s Horizon 2020 research programme, AQUACROSS seeks to advance knowledge and application of ecosystem-based management (EBM) for aquatic ecosystems to support the timely achievement of the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy targets. See http://www.aquacross.eu for more details. We are primarily contributing by case study 7 and by methodological aspects of modelling and decision support to AQUACROSS. The aim of this case study is to develop a probability network model for the response of invertebrate and fish communities to human impacts in Swiss rivers and to apply this model with a multi-attribute decision analysis (MCDA) framework to river management.