Comparability of biological assessments derived from predictive models and multimetric indices of increasing geographic scope

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 967-985

  Ode, Peter R ^a   Hawkins, Charles P ^b   Mazor, Raphael D ^a,c  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Bioassessment; Bioindicators; Geographic scale; Multimetric indices; O E indices; Predictive models; Spatial extent

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BIOINDICATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MACROBENTHOS; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57649130754     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/08-051.1     Document Type: Article

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