773782 COASTAL EU Project: stream data from SW Messinia, Greece

In the framework of COASTAL Project (https://h2020-coastal.eu/) , the Institute of Oceanography/HCMR coordinates the Multi-Actor Lab for the SW Messinia case study. The water quality of six small rivers was studied and evaluated to assess the environmental status of area. This kind of evaluation follows the European Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EU, which includes biotic and environmental characteristics, with emphasis on the Biological Quality Elements.

Sampling and measurements were collected in seven periods, including macro-invertebrate fauna, physicochemical parameters and diatoms. The first one took place in October 2018, the second one in December 2018, the third in April 2019, the fourth in August 2019, the fifth in November - December 2019, the sixth in December 2020 and the last one in December 2021.