Uncertainty in phytoplankton-based lake ecological status classification: Implications of sampling frequency and metric simplification

We examined the influence of sampling frequency and the elimination of selected metrics from the Phytoplankton Multimetric for Polish Lakes (PMPL index) on lake ecological status classification. The effect of sampling frequency was analysed by calculating the official PMPL index using data from four...

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Autores principales:	Andrzej Hutorowicz, Agnieszka Pasztaleniec
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Phytoplankton Ecological status Risk of misclassification Phytoplankton Multimetric for Polish Lakes Monitoring WFD Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f40a5d7e942d4a58af2f397efdaed7f42021-12-01T04:52:49ZUncertainty in phytoplankton-based lake ecological status classification: Implications of sampling frequency and metric simplification1470-160X10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107754https://doaj.org/article/f40a5d7e942d4a58af2f397efdaed7f42021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21004192https://doaj.org/toc/1470-160XWe examined the influence of sampling frequency and the elimination of selected metrics from the Phytoplankton Multimetric for Polish Lakes (PMPL index) on lake ecological status classification. The effect of sampling frequency was analysed by calculating the official PMPL index using data from four sampling periods (848 lake-years; 478 Polish lakes), and compared the Pmpl-based classification to that assessed from PMPL variants calculated using one, two and three sampling periods. The effect of metric elimination was analysed by comparing the official three-metric PMPL classification with two variants, a one-metric PMPL including only the concentration of chlorophyll-a and a two-metric variant including total phytoplankton biomass and summer cyanobacterial biomass. Correlation strength between the official PMPL and simplified variants weakened by reducing sampling frequency but varied by period combinations. Uncertainty of ecological status classification increased in both simplification types but it was greatest when using the one-metric (chlorophyll-a based) variant. Sampling reduction from four to three periods resulted in 0.5–6.5% of lakes being over- or under-classified (total lake-year misclassification: 3.7–6.7%). Highest uncertainty of classification to at least good status occurred when the spring sampling period was excluded (6.5%). The risk of misclassification increased to 4.2–14.9% when two sampling periods were used. When classification was based only on a one-period (late summer) PMPL, 12.1% of lake-years were misclassified to at least good and 9.3% to below-good ecological status. The risk of misclassification to at least good ecological status was 2% when the two-metric (biomass-based) PMPL index was used and 28.9% when the one-metric (chlorophyll-a based) was used. Lowest misclassification error (0.5%–5.2%) occurred when a three-period (spring-August-October), three-metric PMPL index was used, but as this 5.2% would result in substantial status under-classification, we recommend further research to possibly optimize a three-period PMPL variant to reduce the costs of lake ecological monitoring in Poland.Andrzej HutorowiczAgnieszka PasztaleniecElsevierarticlePhytoplanktonEcological statusRisk of misclassificationPhytoplankton Multimetric for Polish LakesMonitoringWFDEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcological Indicators, Vol 127, Iss , Pp 107754- (2021)
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topic	Phytoplankton Ecological status Risk of misclassification Phytoplankton Multimetric for Polish Lakes Monitoring WFD Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	Phytoplankton Ecological status Risk of misclassification Phytoplankton Multimetric for Polish Lakes Monitoring WFD Ecology QH540-549.5 Andrzej Hutorowicz Agnieszka Pasztaleniec Uncertainty in phytoplankton-based lake ecological status classification: Implications of sampling frequency and metric simplification
description	We examined the influence of sampling frequency and the elimination of selected metrics from the Phytoplankton Multimetric for Polish Lakes (PMPL index) on lake ecological status classification. The effect of sampling frequency was analysed by calculating the official PMPL index using data from four sampling periods (848 lake-years; 478 Polish lakes), and compared the Pmpl-based classification to that assessed from PMPL variants calculated using one, two and three sampling periods. The effect of metric elimination was analysed by comparing the official three-metric PMPL classification with two variants, a one-metric PMPL including only the concentration of chlorophyll-a and a two-metric variant including total phytoplankton biomass and summer cyanobacterial biomass. Correlation strength between the official PMPL and simplified variants weakened by reducing sampling frequency but varied by period combinations. Uncertainty of ecological status classification increased in both simplification types but it was greatest when using the one-metric (chlorophyll-a based) variant. Sampling reduction from four to three periods resulted in 0.5–6.5% of lakes being over- or under-classified (total lake-year misclassification: 3.7–6.7%). Highest uncertainty of classification to at least good status occurred when the spring sampling period was excluded (6.5%). The risk of misclassification increased to 4.2–14.9% when two sampling periods were used. When classification was based only on a one-period (late summer) PMPL, 12.1% of lake-years were misclassified to at least good and 9.3% to below-good ecological status. The risk of misclassification to at least good ecological status was 2% when the two-metric (biomass-based) PMPL index was used and 28.9% when the one-metric (chlorophyll-a based) was used. Lowest misclassification error (0.5%–5.2%) occurred when a three-period (spring-August-October), three-metric PMPL index was used, but as this 5.2% would result in substantial status under-classification, we recommend further research to possibly optimize a three-period PMPL variant to reduce the costs of lake ecological monitoring in Poland.
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author	Andrzej Hutorowicz Agnieszka Pasztaleniec
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title	Uncertainty in phytoplankton-based lake ecological status classification: Implications of sampling frequency and metric simplification
title_short	Uncertainty in phytoplankton-based lake ecological status classification: Implications of sampling frequency and metric simplification
title_full	Uncertainty in phytoplankton-based lake ecological status classification: Implications of sampling frequency and metric simplification
title_fullStr	Uncertainty in phytoplankton-based lake ecological status classification: Implications of sampling frequency and metric simplification
title_full_unstemmed	Uncertainty in phytoplankton-based lake ecological status classification: Implications of sampling frequency and metric simplification
title_sort	uncertainty in phytoplankton-based lake ecological status classification: implications of sampling frequency and metric simplification
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Uncertainty in phytoplankton-based lake ecological status classification: Implications of sampling frequency and metric simplification

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