Ecological parameter: salinity van Dam et al.

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
Classification as salinity indicator (measure of the total quantity of dissolved solids in water) following van Dam et al. (1994). Two different classifactions are provided: values modified by Coste (Lecointe et al., 1993) and values by van Dam et al. (1994).

Van Dam, H., Mertens, A. & Sinkeldam, J. (1994): A coded checklist and ecological indicator values of freshwater diatoms from the Netherlands. Netherlands J. Aquatic Ecol. 28 (1): 117-133.
Lecointe, C., Coste, M. & Prygiel, J. (1993): OMNIDIA software for taxonomy, calculation of diatom indices and inventories management. Hydrobiologia 269/270: 509-513.

Abbreviations:

Category name:	Abbreviations:	Explanation:
1	1	fresh: CL- (mg-1) < 100 sal < 0.2 ‰
2	2	fresh/brackish: CL- (mg-1) < 500 sal < 0.9 ‰
3	3	brackish/fresh: CL- (mg-1) 500 - 1000 sal 0.9 - 1.8 ‰
4	4	brackish: CL- (mg-1) 1000 - 5000 sal 1.8 - 9.0 ‰