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Many species of plants and animals have been introduced to this country since Roman times. Several of these nonnative species are invasive and have been causing serious problems to the aquatic and riverine ecology and environment. Problems include detrimental effects on our native species, deoxygenation of water causing fish mortalities, blocking of rivers and drainage channels, predation and competition with our native species, and in some cases pose health risks to the public or livestock. |\n| Alternative\u003Cbr>objectives | In certain circumstances (set out in Article 4.4 and 4.5 of the Water Framework Directive) Member States may deviate from achieving the default objectives (e.g. good status by 2015) . Objectives which are different from the default objectives are referred to in this river basin management plan as alternative objectives.\u003Cbr>The types of alternative objective are:\u003Cbr>-an extended deadline, e.g. achieving good ecological status by 2027;\u003Cbr>-a less stringent objective, e.g. achieving moderate ecological status by 2015;\u003Cbr>-different objectives for heavily modified or artificial water bodies, e.g. good ecological potential. |\n| Angiosperms | The flowering plants. In transitional and coastal waters they include sea grasses and the flowering plants found in salt marshes. |\n| Aquifer | A subsurface layer or layers of rock or other geological strata of sufficient porosity and permeability to allow either a significant flow of |\n\n\n| groundwater or the abstraction of significant quantities of\u003Cbr>groundwater. |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Artificial Water Body | A man-made surface water body, rather than a modified natural water body, which supports important aquatic ecosystems. It includes canals, some docks and some man-made reservoirs. |\n| Asset Management Plan | See Periodic Review. |\n| Bathing Waters Directive | European Community legislation –(76/160/EEC) which requires Member States to take all necessary actions to ensure identified bathing waters meet certain quality standards prescribed for the protection of the environment and public health. The new Bathing Waters Directive (2006/7/EC) will repeal the original Bathing Water Directive by end of 2014 at the latest. |\n| Biodiversity Action Plan | National, local and sector-specific plans established under the United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan, with the intention of securing the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. |\n| Biological element | A collective term for a particular characteristic group of animals or plants present in an aquatic ecosystem (for example phytoplankton; benthic invertebrates; phytobenthos; macrophytes; macroalgae; phytobenthos; angiosperms; fish) . |\n| Biological indicators | A parameter that can be monitored to estimate the value of a biological quality element. Indicators may include the presence or absence of a particularly sensitive species. |\n| Biological quality element | A characteristic or property of a biological element that is specifically listed in Annex V of the Water Framework Directive for the definition of the ecological status of a water body (for example composition of invertebrates; abundance of angiosperms; age structure of fish) . |\n| Catchment | The area from which precipitation contributes to the flow from aborehole spring, river or lake. For rivers and lakes this includes tributaries and the areas they drain. |\n| Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies | These are developed for the management of water resources at a local level. They provide information on water resources and licensing practice to allow the needs of abstractors, other water users and the aquatic environment to be considered in consultation with the loca","cbCaimlkJH6Fljay","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimlkJH6Fljay","pdf",562412,15,"English","# Glossary Terms and Definitions\n## Ecological Concepts\n## Water Bodies, Hydrology, and Status Assessments","[{\"question\":\"What does “alternative objectives” mean in river basin management planning?\",\"answer\":\"Member States may deviate from default objectives under the Water Framework Directive. 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