A method for selecting health index metrics in the absence of independent measures of ecological condition

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 19, Issue , 2012, Pages 240-252

  Hallett, Christopher S ^a   Valesini, Fiona J ^a   Clarke, K Robert ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological integrity; Ecosystem health; Fish community; Guild; Metric selection; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FISH COMMUNITY; GUILD; METRIC SELECTION; SENSITIVITY;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; ESTUARIES; FISH; HEALTH;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH; GUILD STRUCTURE; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LIFE HISTORY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; WEIGHT;

AUSTRALIA; SWAN ESTUARY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84858749595     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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