Using change-point analysis and weighted averaging approaches to explore the relationships between common benthic diatoms and in-stream environmental variables in mid-atlantic highlands streams, USA

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 614, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 259-274

  Weilhoefer, Christine L ^a,b   Pan, Yangdong ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change point analysis; Classification and regression trees; Diatom; pH; Total phosphorus; Weighted average

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ALGAE; ATOMS; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

CHANGE POINT ANALYSIS; CLASSIFICATION AND REGRESSION TREES; DIATOM; PH; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; WEIGHTED-AVERAGE;

ATOMIC PHYSICS;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; ECOREGION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PH; PHOSPHORUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREAM; UPLAND REGION; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAE; CLASSIFICATION; FORESTRY; PHOSPHORUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; TRANSFORMERS; WATER QUALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACHNANTHIDIUM MINUTISSIMUM; BACILLARIOPHYTA; GOMPHONEMA PARVULUM; PLANOTHIDIUM LANCEOLATUM;

EID: 53149113751     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9511-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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