Infaunal Quality Index Calculation Workbook (MSFD Offshore Draft v01: 18/03/2016 update)

Basic Metadata

DOI Maintainer:
Charlie Gough

Creator:
(Environment Agency)

Publisher:
Marine Biological Association

Year of Publication:
2016

Resource Type:
Dataset

Abstract:
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Description:
This worksheet calculates the EQR (Ecological Quality Ratio) and Confidence of Class for the Water Framework Directive (WFD) transitional and coastal (TraC) macrobenthic infaunal samples using the infaunal quality index (IQI version IV). The worksheet calculates the average EQR and corresponding Confidence of Class (CofC) for groups of samples used for assessment. Acknowledgements to Angel Borja at AZTI Tecnalia (www.azti.es) for the AZTI Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) and associated ecological group sensitivity scores. The AZTI Marine Biotic Index and associated ecological group scores remain the intellectual property of Angel Borja, AZTI Tecnalia (www.azti.es).