Combination of multiple biological quality elements into waterbody assessment of surface waters

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 704, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 437-451

  Caroni, R ^a   van de Bund, W ^a   Clarke, R T ^b   Johnson, R K ^c  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; BQE; Classification; Ecological status; Simulation; Uncertainty; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE EFFECT; SURFACE WATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84873746296     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1274-y     Document Type: Article

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