R: Fresh Water Quality Analysis Based on Macrozoobenthos

# Fresh Water Quality Analysis Based on Macrozoobenthos

## Documentation for package ‘MacroZooBenthosWaterA’ version 0.1.0

- DESCRIPTION file

## Help Pages

calculate_ASPT | The Average Score Per Taxon (ASPT) represents the average tolerance score of all taxa within the community, and is calculated by dividing the BMWP by the number of families/taxa represented in the sample.
calculate_BMWP | The Biological Monitoring Working Party score (BMWP) This index provides single values, at the family level (with exception of Oligochaete which is to the order level), representative of the organisms’ tolerance to pollution.
calculate_EPT | This index is calculated based on the number of families belonging to three macroinvertebrate orders: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera.
calculate_FBI | Assigned tolerancevalues range from 0 to 10 for families and increase as water quality decreases
calculate_SWRC | SWRC - Biotic index (Stroud Water Research Centre - Biotic index)