Multiple discriminant analysis of marine sediment data

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1-12, 1999, Pages 285-294

  Shin, P K S ^a   Fong, K Y S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Infauna; Marine sediment; Multivariate analysis; Sediment quality triad; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC FAUNA; BENTHOS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HONG KONG; LABORATORY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MODEL; MOLLUSC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICS; POLYCHAETA; SAMPLE; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHINA;

EID: 0032820001     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00113-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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