Modeling natural environmental gradients improves the accuracy and precision of diatom-based indicators

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 566-585

  Cao, Yong ^a   Hawkins, Charles P ^a   Olson, John ^a   Kosterman, Mary A ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Idaho Department of Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Biotic indicators; CART; Diatom assemblages; Multimetric indices; Natural variability; Predictive models; RIVPACS

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAM; WATER QUALITY;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34547654093     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/06-078.1     Document Type: Article

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