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Vocabulary Term Details

Biotic index

Definition (http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept?cp=11786&langcode=en&ns=1)

Scale for showing the quality of an environment by indicating the types of organisms present in it (e.g. how clean a river is). (Gemet)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
N/A

Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Classification systems
N/ABiological sampling
Indicator organisms
RIVPACS

This term is used for the following terms: 
Biotic indeces

Approved Date
17-Dec-2013

Items having a keyword or observed-property relationship to this subject term

  • Alternative Methods For The Biological Classification Of Rivers
  • Biological investigation of the impact of Ivybridge sewage treatment works discharge to the River Erme, May 1991
  • Ecological effects of discharges from watercress farms on the chalk-streams of the NRA Wessex Region
  • Investigation into macroinvertebrate sampling variability (01/T/001)
  • Investigation into macroinvertebrate sampling variability and European method of analysis (OI/T/001 (draft)) : Pond Action - October 1994
  • Killiow Stream pollution biological impact assessment
  • Water quality for salmon and trout

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