Sample variability influences on the precision of predictive bioassessment

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 572, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 215-233

  Nichols, Susan J ^a   Robinson, Wayne A ^b   Norris, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

AUSRIVAS; Predictive models; Rapid bioassessment; Sample variation and macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUBSTRATES;

AUSRIVAS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; RAPID BIOASSESSMENT; SAMPLE VARIATION AND MACROINVERTEBRATES;

OCEAN HABITATS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SAMPLING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33749350113     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-9003-4     Document Type: Article

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