Predictive Models for Freshwater Biological Assessment: Statistical Approaches, Biological Elements and the Iberian Peninsula Experience: A Review

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 321-346

  Feio, Maria Joao ^a   Poquet, José Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Biological elements; MEDPACS; Predictive modeling approaches; RIO

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; PREDICTION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STREAMWATER; TAXONOMY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 80052799765     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: 15222632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.201111376     Document Type: Review

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