Using a Fish-Based Model to Assess the Ecological Status of Lotic Systems in Serbia

Water Resources Management

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 4615-4629

  Stojković, Milica ^a   Milošević, Djuradj ^a   Simić, Snežana ^b   Simić, Vladica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Biotic index; Fish community; Indicator species; Self organizing map (SOM); Serbia

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; K-MEANS CLUSTERING; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS;

BIOTIC INDEX; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; FISH COMMUNITIES; FISH-BASED INDICES; INDICATOR SPECIES; SERBIA; STREAM QUALITY;

FISH;

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FISH; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MODELING; SELF ORGANIZATION; STREAM; WATER QUALITY;

SERBIA;

EID: 85027940438     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: 15731650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0762-4     Document Type: Article

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