Water Framework Directive Marine Plants Task Team Tools Paper ...

Species Richness
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
High Good Mod Poor
Subjective Quality Status
Figure 3: Trend of average species richness recorded for each of the predicted
ecological quality status classes from the benthic marine algae database.
Proportion of Chlorophyta
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
High Good Mod Poor
Subjective Quality Status
Figure 4: Trend of average proportion of green
species recorded for each of the predicted
ecological quality status classes from the
benthic marine algae database.
Proportion of Rhodophyta
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
High Good Mod Poor
Subjective Quality Status
Figure 5: Trend of average proportion of red
species recorded for each of the predicted
ecological quality status classes from the
benthic marine algae database.
ESG Ratio
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
High Good Mod Poor
Subjective Quality Status
Figure 6: Trend of average ESG ratio recorded
for each of the predicted ecological quality
status classes from the benthic marine algae
database.
Proportion of Opportunist Species
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
High Good Mod Poor
Subjective Quality Status
Figure 7: Trend of average proportion of
opportunist species recorded for each of the
predicted ecological quality status classes from
the benthic marine algae database.