Calculation of species sensitivity values and their precision in marine benthic faunal quality indices

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 94-102

  Leonardsson, Kjell ^a   Blomqvist, Mats ^b   Magnusson, Marina ^c   Wikström, Andreas ^c   Rosenberg, Rutger ^c,d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Hafok AB   (Sweden)

^c Marine Monitoring AB   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Disturbance; Kattegat; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Skagerrak; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

WATER CONSERVATION;

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; DISTURBANCE; KATTEGAT; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; SKAGERRAK; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

BENTHIC FAUNA; BOOTSTRAPPING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BOOTSTRAPPING; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; SPECIES SENSITIVITY VALUE; UNCERTAINTY; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; KATTEGAT; NORTH SEA; SKAGERRAK;

INVERTEBRATA;

SEA WATER;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; SEAWATER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84926409046     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.02.010     Document Type: Article

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