An application of canonical correspondence analysis for developing ecological quality assessment metrics for river macrophytes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 891-904

  Dodkins, Ian ^a   Rippey, Brian ^a   Hale, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Environment and Heritage Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metrics; River macrophytes; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MACROPHYTE; RIVER;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 18044397683     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01360.x     Document Type: Article

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