A multimetric index of lake diatom condition based on surface-sediment assemblages
Abstract We developed and evaluated a multimetric index of lake diatom condition (LDCI) based on surface-sediment samples for the National Lake Assessment (NLA) by the US Environmental Protection Agency. We selected final metrics in each of 5 categories for use in composite metrics of biological con...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Freshwater Science. - Society for Freshwater Science (SFS), 2011. - 32(2013), 3, Seite 1005-1025 |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Freshwater Science |
| Schlagworte: | biological condition ecological assessment diversity nutrients National Lakes Assessment USA Physical sciences Biological sciences Mathematics Social sciences |