Ecological parameter: saprobity Sladecek

Parameter group: saproby related parameters

Explanation:
Classification as saprobic indicator (degree to which the decomposition of organic material is occurring in an aquatic environment) following Sladecek (1986). Values taken from OMNIDIA (Lecointe et al., 1993).

Sladecek, V. (1986): Diatoms as indicators of organic pollution. Acta Hydrochim. Hydrobiol. 14 (5): 555-566.
Lecointe, C., Coste, M. & Prygiel, J. (1993): OMNIDIA software for taxonomy, calculation of diatom indices and inventories management. Hydrobiologia 269/270: 509-513.

Type of assignment: metric value (0.1 to 4); including weight (0 to 4)
A description of the coding system can be found here  Abbreviations/Coding Systems

Abbreviations:

Category name:	Abbreviations:	Explanation:
saprobic indicator (range: 0.1 - 4)	indicator	saprobic indicator (range: 0.1 - 4)
saprobic weight	weight	saprobic weight