Effect of ecological group classification schemes on performance of the AMBI benthic index in US coastal waters

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 99-107

  Gillett, David J ^a   Weisberg, Stephan B ^a   Grayson, Treda ^b   Hamilton, Anna ^c   Hansen, Virginia ^b   Leppo, Erik W ^c   Pelletier, Marguerite C ^b   Borja, Angel ^d   Cadien, Donald ^e   Dauer, Daniel ^f   Diaz, Robert ^g   Dutch, Margaret ^h   Hyland, Jeffrey L ⁱ   Kellogg, Michael ^j   Larsen, Peter F ^k   Levinton, Jeffrey S ^l   Llansó, Roberto ^m   Lovell, Lawrence L ^e   Montagna, Paul A ⁿ   Pasko, Dean ^o   Phillips, Charles A ^p   Rakocinski, Chet ^q   Ranasinghe, J Ananda ^a   Sanger, Denise M ^r   Teixeira, Heliana ^s   Van Dolah, Robert F ^r   Velarde, Ronald G ^t   Welch, Kathy I ^h   more..

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^d MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^e Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County   (United States)

^f OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^h WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^j SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION   (United States)

^k BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^l STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m VERSAR INC   (United States)

ⁿ TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^o ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT   (United States)

^p Dancing Coyote Environmental   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^r MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^s JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^t City of San Diego   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Assessment index; Best professional judgement; Biogeographic variation; Macrobenthos; Tolerance values

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT INDEX; BIOGEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; MACRO BENTHOS; PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT; TOLERANCE VALUES;

ECOLOGY;

BENTHOS; CLASSIFICATION; COASTAL WATER; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SALINITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84910599609     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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