Overview and application of the national aquatic ecological monitoring program (NAEMP) in Korea

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 47, Issue , 2011, Pages S3-S14

  Lee, Sang Woo ^a   Hwang, Soon Jin ^a   Lee, Jae Kwan ^b   Jung, Dong Il ^b   Park, Yeon Jae ^c   Kim, Ji Tae ^d  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^c University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^d Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Criteria; Ecosystem health; NAEMP; River and stream; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLICY MAKING; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATERSHED;

KOREA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 79960944814     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: 2100000X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2011016     Document Type: Article

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