Calibration and validation of the AZTI's Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) for Southern California marine bays

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-95

  Teixeira, Heliana ^a   Weisberg, Stephen B ^b   Borja, Angel ^c   Ranasinghe, J Ananda ^b   Cadien, Donald B ^d   Velarde, Ronald G ^e   Lovell, Lawrence L ^d   Pasko, Dean ^f   Phillips, Charles A ^g   Montagne, David E ^h   Ritter, Kerry J ^b   Salas, Fuensanta ^a   Marques, Joao C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^c MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^d Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County   (United States)

^e City of San Diego   (United States)

^f ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT   (United States)

^g City of Los Angeles   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AZTI's Marine Biotic Index AMBI; Benthic Response Index BRI; Disturbance; Macroinvertebrates; Sediment quality assessment

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC RESPONSE INDEX BRI; DISTURBANCE; MACROINVERTEBRATES; MARINE BIOTIC INDICES; SEDIMENT QUALITY ASSESSMENT;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); ECOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CALIBRATION;

ABUNDANCE; BAY; BIOINDICATOR; CALIBRATION; CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GUIDELINE; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MACROBENTHOS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MODEL VALIDATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052602364     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.05.025     Document Type: Article

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