Modification of BEQI2 reference values in Dutch subtidal areas
Due to changed benthos sampling areas in Dutch subtidal marine areas in the Delta and Wadden Sea in 2013, reference values for BEQI2 calculation (WFD benthos metric) were modified.
Due to changed benthos sampling areas in Dutch subtidal marine areas in the Delta and Wadden Sea in 2013, reference values for BEQI2 calculation (WFD benthos metric) were modified.
Contains: - Short note on our modification of the SN-index; - Adjustment of BEQI2 reference values for increased boxcore size in the Wadden Sea subtidal ecotope; - Calculating BEQI2 EQRs after increasing the sample area in the Dutch Delta subtidal ecotopes