Is there a significant relationship between the benthic status of an area, determined by two broadly-used indices, and best professional judgment?

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 308-312

  Borja, Ángel ^a   Marín, Sandra ^b   Núñez, Rosa ^b   Muxika, Iñigo ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Benthic quality assessment; Best professional judgment; Chile; Human disturbance

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; BEST PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT; CHILE; HUMAN DISTURBANCES; QUALITY ASSESSMENT;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BENTHOS; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT TYPE; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

CHILE;

EID: 84901376726     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.04.015     Document Type: Article

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