Considerations when using the reference condition approach for bioassessment of freshwater ecosystems

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-360

  Bowman, Michelle F ^a,b   Somers, Keith M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Reference condition approach (RCA); Site classification; Stressor identification; Test site analysis (TSA)

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIOASSESSMENT; REFERENCE CONDITION APPROACH (RCA); SITE CLASSIFICATION; STRESSOR IDENTIFICATION; TEST SITE ANALYSIS (TSA);

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; POLLUTION MONITORING;

EID: 28444444904     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2005.039     Document Type: Article

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