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The MEDiterranean Prediction And Classification System - MEDPACS (Poquet, Alba-Tercedor, Puntí et al., 
2009) is a system to evaluate the ecological status of the Spanish Mediterranean streams. It was born in the framework of the GUADALMED project (see monograph Limnetica vol. 21, 2002 publish in 2004), and it is based on the development of predictive models for the aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of the Spanish Mediterranean streams, following the previous experience of other countries like the United Kingdom (RIVPACS) or Australia (AUSRIVAS). However, the current web service is designed to allow the evaluation of the ecological status by a predictive approach, as well as by using biotic/multimetric indices.
2009) is a system to evaluate the ecological status of the Spanish Mediterranean streams. It was born in the framework of the GUADALMED project (see monograph Limnetica vol. 21, 2002 publish in 2004), and it is based on the development of predictive models for the aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of the Spanish Mediterranean streams, following the previous experience of other countries like the United Kingdom (RIVPACS) or Australia (AUSRIVAS). However, the current web service is designed to allow the evaluation of the ecological status by a predictive approach, as well as by using biotic/multimetric indices. The MEDPACS web service is addressed to all those governmental agencies that rely on the Spanish Ministry of Environment (Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Medio Rural y Marino) such water agencies, etc. as well as all those collaborative entities involved on the evaluation of the ecological status of superficial water bodies.