A technical guide to develop a statistically valid fish-based index in compliance with the water framework directive: an evaluation for Turkish freshwaters

Abstract Fish are considered as reliable indicators of environmental quality and during the last decades several fish-based indices have been developed to assess the ecological status of water bodies in compliance with the water framework directive. The high number of fish species with a high degree...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Borga Ergönül, Jan Breine, Erika Van den Bergh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Islamic Azad University​ 2018-11-01
Series:International Aquatic Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40071-018-0209-2