A new procedure for comparing class boundaries of biological assessment methods: A case study from the Danube Basin

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 528-539

  Birk, Sebastian ^a   Hering, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Benthic invertebrates; Biological benchmark; Common metrics; Intercalibration; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ATOMIC PHYSICS; LAW ENFORCEMENT;

BENTHIC DIATOMS; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; BIOLOGICAL BENCHMARK; COMMON METRICS; INTERCALIBRATION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

BENCHMARKING; BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DIATOM; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; RIVER POLLUTION; STANDARDIZATION;

DANUBE BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 57749112088     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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