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TROPHIC STATE INDEX [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Marine Biology
DEF

... a classification system designed to rate water bodies on the amount of biological productivity they sustain.

CONT

[The] trophic state index [was developed] using three variables (i.e., chlorophyll [...], nitrogen, and phosphorus); however, depending on which variable is used to calculate the trophic state index and categories, the resulting index and categories can be different.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Biologie marine
DEF

[...] système de classification conçu pour évaluer les masses d'eau en fonction de la quantité d'activité biologique qu'elles entretiennent.

Spanish

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