Uncertainty in ecological status assessments of lakes and rivers using diatoms

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 633, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-15

  Kelly, Martyn ^a   Bennion, Helen ^b   Burgess, Amy ^b   Ellis, Julian ^c   Juggins, Steve ^d   Guthrie, Robin ^e   Jamieson, Jane ^f   Adriaenssens, Veronique ^f   Yallop, Marian ^g  

^a Bowburn Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Water Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Ecological status; Phytobenthos; Uncertainty; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC DIATOMS; BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY; CLASS BOUNDARY; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; PHYTOBENTHOS; POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS; SINGLE SITES; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL HETEROGENEITY; STANDARD DEVIATION; SURFACE WATER BODY; TEMPORAL UNCERTAINTY; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATERBODIES;

LAKES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER CONSERVATION;

ECOLOGY;

BIOINDICATOR; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HETEROGENEITY; PHYTOBENTHOS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 71349084424     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9872-z     Document Type: Article

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