BS EN 17211 discusses the water quality of the eulittoral zone. BS EN 17211 provides guidance for survey design, equipment specification, survey methods, sampling, and data handling of macroalgae and marine angiosperms such as Zostera in the intertidal soft-bottom environment.
Ruppia is a genus of angiosperms that can be found in brackish water. BS EN 17211 is applicable to the study of Ruppia in these environments.
Note 1: BS EN 17211 does not include polyeuryhaline terrestrial angiosperms that are found in saltmarshes.
Note 2: BS EN 17211 does not cover the use of specialist remote sensing software or data handling approaches beyond that of their general application.
BS EN 17211 on the eulittoral zone survey methodology is useful for:
Investigation of marine angiosperms (e.g., seagrasses) and macroalgae is an important part of marine environmental monitoring, facilitating the assessment of general ecological quality and the monitoring of ecological status. The characterization of environmental conditions based on marine angiosperms and macroalgae requires the use of quantitative and qualitative mapping methods.
BS EN 17211 gives guidance on the survey design, geographic positioning on the ground, field data collection, and sample processing for biomass determination.
BS EN 17211 comprises:
Studying the eulittoral zone helps you to keep track of climate change and take steps to mitigate associated risks.
EN 17211:2019