Note: Intro -- ALGAL DIVERSITY DYNAMICS, ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, AND MONITORING IN THE RIVER ECOSYSTEMS OF THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN -- ALGAL DIVERSITY DYNAMICS, ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, AND MONITORING IN THE RIVER ECOSYSTEMS OF THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Algae and Cyanobacteria as Ecological Bio-Indicators -- Algae and Cyanobacteria in Monitoring of Water Quality in Rivers -- Algae and Cyanobacteria in Monitoring of Water Quality in Rivers -- Periphyton Ecology -- Descriptions of the Israeli Rivers -- The Jordan River -- The Upper Jordan River -- Environmental Conditions -- The Lower Jordan River -- Environmental Conditions -- The Qishon River -- Environmental Conditions -- The Oren River -- Environmental Conditions -- The Alexander River -- Environmental Conditions -- The Hadera River -- Environmental Conditions -- The Yarqon River -- Environmental Conditions -- The Zin River -- Environmental Conditions -- Algal and Cyanobacteria Diversity in the Environmental Assessment in Israel -- Chapter 2: Material and Methods -- Algal and Cyanobacteria Database -- Equipments -- The Algal Abundance Estimation -- Bio-Indication Methods -- pH-Classification System According to Hustedt (1938-39) -- Salinity Classification System According to Hustedt (1957) -- The Saprobic System -- The Indices of Saprobity (S) Calculation -- Environment Pollution Index (EPI) -- River Pollution Index -- Aquatic Ecosystem Sustainability Index (WESI) -- Water Quality Classification -- Bio-Assessment of Water Quality (Bio-Testing) -- Water Quality Index (WQI) -- Ecotoxicological Bioluminescent Bioassay (Bio-Test) -- Test Method -- Experimental Assessment of Algal Vegetative Activity by the Glass Slide Method (In Vitro) -- Chlorophyll Measeurments -- Statistical Approaches. , Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) -- Comparative Floristic Methods -- Chapter 3: Algal Diversity and Water Quality Dynamics in the Coastal Rivers of Israel -- The Qishon River -- Results and Discussion -- Chemical Variables -- Chemical Variables in 2003 -- Chemical Variables in 2005 -- Biotest of Water Toxic Level in the Qishon River -- Pro-Organic -- Pro-Metal -- Taxonomy -- Ecology -- The Dynamics of Environmental Variables and Indicator Groups over the River -- Density/Diversity Indices and Comparison Long-Term Changes of Algal Communities -- Conclusion for the Qishon River Communities -- The Oren River -- The Oren River Algal Communities -- Conclusions for the Oren River Communities -- The Alexander River -- Algal Diversity -- Bio-Indication -- Algal Communities Change -- Conclusion for Communities of the Alexander River -- The Hadera River -- Materials -- Algal Diversity -- Water Quality -- Algal Communities Change -- Indices of Water Pollution -- Canonical Correspondence Analysis -- Conclusion for the Hadera River Algal Communities -- The Yarqon River -- Algal Diversity -- Water Quality Dynamic -- Bio-Indication -- Indices of Water Pollution -- Conclusion for the Yarqon River Algal Communities -- Chapter 4: Algal Diversity and Water Quality Dynamics in the Rift Valley Rivers -- The Upper Jordan River -- The Last Century Dynamic of the Taxonomic Structure and Bio-Indicators in the Upper Jordan River -- Taxonomic Structure and Self-Purification Dynamic in the Upper Jordan River in Present Time -- Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) of Algal Communities' Seasonality -- Taxonomic Composition Analysis in the Upper Jordan River Basin -- Conclusion for the Upper Jordan River Communities Change -- The Lower Jordan River -- Algal Diversity -- Bio-Indicational Assessment -- Community -- Salinity -- Saprobity -- CCA Analysis. , Conclusion for the Lower Jordan River Communities Change -- Chapter 5: Experimental Assessment of Algal Vegetative Activity by the Glass Slides (In Vitro) Method -- The Upper Jordan River Experiment -- Conclusion for the Glass Slide Experiment in the Upper Jordan River -- The Yarqon River Experiment -- Conclusion for the Glass Slide Experiment in the Yarqon River -- The Oren River Experiment: Influence of Low Storm Discharge Assessed with Glass Slide Method -- Short Description of Experimental Study Site -- Design of Experiment -- Results of Experiment -- Rain Storms -- Storm Flow -- Base Flow -- Oren Pool -- Discussion of Experiment Results -- Conclusion for Influence of Low Storm Discharge -- Chapter 6: Eastern Mediterranean Climate Seasonality and Community Structure Change -- Algal Species Abundance -- CCA Analysis -- Conclusion for Seasonality of Algal Communities -- Chapter 7: Regional Influences on Algal Biodiversity in the Rivers of Eurasia Study Sites Description -- Study Sites Description -- Rudnaya River -- Qishon River Was Described Earlier (Figures 1, 8) -- Materials -- Rudnaya River -- Qishon River -- Comparison -- CCA Analysis -- Conclusion for the Regional Influences -- Chapter 8: Algal Communities in the Rivers of Eastern Mediterranean as Evidence of Climate Change -- Short Description of the Study Sites -- Material and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Oren River -- Zin River -- Comparison -- Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) -- Conclusion for Ecological Consequences of Climate Change -- Chapter 9: The Eastern Mediterranean Climatic Impact on the Algal Community Structure -- Similarity of Taxonomic Composition -- Taxonomic Structure Comparison -- Diversity Latitudinal Distribution -- Conclusion for the Climatic Factors Impact on the Algal Community Structure. , Chapter 10: Final Statement for Use of Algae in Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring -- The Taxonomical Structure Analysis -- Saprobity Index S -- Algal Community Dynamic -- Water Ecosystem State Index (WESI) -- Ecological Mapping of the Bio-Indications Results -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index.