An algal model for predicting attainment of tiered biological criteria of Maine's streams and rivers

Freshwater Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 318-340

  Danielson, Thomas J ^a   Loftin, Cynthia S ^b   Tsomides, Leonidas ^a   Difranco, Jeanne L ^a   Connors, Beth ^a   Courtemanch, David L ^a   Drummond, Francis ^b   Davies, Susan P ^a  

^a Maine Department of Environmental Protection   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

algae; biological assessment; Biological Condition Gradient; Delphi method; diatoms; discriminant analysis; expert judgment; metrics; reference conditions; tiered aquatic life uses; water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DELPHI ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FISH; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PREDICTION; RIVER; STREAM; THRESHOLD; WATER QUALITY;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84883530079     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/11-061.1     Document Type: Article

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