Designing monitoring programs for water quality based on experience in Canada I. Theory and framework

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-213

  MacDonald, Donald D ^a   Clark, Malcolm J R ^b   Whitfield, Paul H ^c   Wong, Michael P ^d  

^a MacDonald Environmental Sciences Ltd   (Canada)

^b Commonwealth Scientific Limited ^*  (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem; Data collection; Decision making; Ecosystem approach; Evaluation; Management decision; Monitoring; Program design; Systematic process; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; DATA COLLECTION; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; EVALUATION; MANAGEMENT DECISION; PROGRAM DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC PROCESS;

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; PROGRAMMING THEORY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD;

EID: 59849083830     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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