Sensitivity analysis to explore responsiveness and dynamic range of multi-metric fish-based indices for assessing the ecological status of estuaries and lagoons

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 704, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 347-362

  Alvarez, María C ^a   Franco, Anita ^a   Pérez Domínguez, Rafael ^a   Elliott, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological indicator; Ecological status assessment; EFAI; ELFI; Estuaries; Fish; Sensitivity; TFCI; Transitional waters; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; INDEX METHOD; LAGOON; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRIORITIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FRANCE; PORTUGAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873744806     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1314-7     Document Type: Article

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