An ecosystem health index methodology (EHIM) for lake ecosystem health assessment

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 188, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 327-339

  Xu, Fu Liu ^a   Zhao, Zhen Yan ^a   Zhan, Wei ^a   Zhao, Shan Shan ^a   Dawson, R W ^a,b   Tao, Shu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological indicator; Ecosystem health index; Italian lake; Lake ecosystem health; Quantitative assessment; Thermodynamic indicator

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; LAKES;

ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH INDEX METHODOLOGY (EHIM); ITALIAN LAKE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMICS INDICATORS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; INDEX METHOD; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 27144510615     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.01.058     Document Type: Article

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