Performance of a stochastic-dynamic modelling methodology for running waters ecological assessment

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-317

  Cabecinha, Edna ^a   Cortes, Rui ^b   Cabral, João Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem integrity; Aquatic macroinvertebrates; Ecological indicators; Holistic approaches; Running waters; Stochastic dynamic modelling

Indexed keywords

LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 2642524597     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2003.10.021     Document Type: Article

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