ASSETS

  Overall level of expression of Eutrophic condition

 

  1            

High
primary
symptoms

 
 
 
 
  0,6            

Moderate
primary
symptoms

 
 
 
 
  0,3            

Low
primary
symptoms

 
 
 
 
  0   0,3   0,6   1
   

Low secondary
symptoms

 

Moderate secondary
symptoms

 

High secondary
symptoms

 

  

  Primary symptoms 

 

Zone Area(km2)
(Az)
Value(Vij) Az/At x Vij
Chlorophyll a Macroalgal growth Chlorophyll a Macroalgal growth
Mixing 99.008 0.500 1.000 0.272 0.544
Seawater 82.992 0.500 1.000 0.228 0.456
Sum At = 182 km2 - - 0.500 1.000
Primary symptoms level of expression value for the estuary: 0.75 High

 

  Secondary symptoms

 

Zone Area(km2)
(Az)
Value(Vij) Az/At x Vij
Dissolved oxygen Nuisance algal blooms SAV Spatial coverage Toxic algal blooms Dissolved oxygen Nuisance algal blooms SAV Spatial coverage Toxic algal blooms
Mixing 99.008 0.000 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.544 0.000 0.000
Seawater 82.992 0.000 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.456 0.000 0.000
Sum At = 182 km2 - - - - 0.000 1.000 0.000 0.000
Secondary symptoms level of expression value for the estuary: 1.00 High

 

  Synthesis

 

Indices Methods Parameters/ Values / EAR Index category
Overall
Eutrophic
Condition
(OEC)
PSM Chlorophyll a 0.500 0.75
High
High
Macroalgal growth 1.000
SSM Dissolved oxygen 0.000 1.00
High
Nuisance algal blooms 1.000
SAV Spatial coverage 0.000
Toxic algal blooms 0.000

 
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