A simple method for confidence rating of eutrophication status classifications

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 919-924

  Andersen, Jesper H ^a   Murray, Ciarán ^a   Kaartokallio, Hermanni ^b   Axe, Philip ^c   Molvær, Jarle ^d  

^a DHI   (Denmark)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Classification; Confidence rating; Eutrophication; HEAT; Indicators; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENCE; CONFIDENCE RATING; HEAT INDICATORS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); WATER CONSERVATION;

EUTROPHICATION;

BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE POLLUTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER PLANNING;

ACCURACY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BENTHIC FAUNA; CLASSIFICATION; COASTAL WATERS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FINAL CONFIDENCE RATING; FINLAND; GERMANY; HELCOM ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAND; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SWEDEN; VEGETATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; PROCEDURES; SEA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CLASSIFICATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; OCEANS AND SEAS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77953613952     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.03.020     Document Type: Article

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