Division BALTIC SEA GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS Biological Quality Element Benthic invertebrate fauna
United Kingdom
| Country and Type | National classification systems intercalibrated | Ecological Quality Ratios | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-good boundary | Good-moderate boundary | ||
| BC1 | |||
| Finland | BBI — Finnish Brackish water Benthic Index | 0,96 | 0,56 |
| Sweden | BQI — Swedish multimetric biological quality index (soft sediment infauna) | 0,77 | 0,31 |
| BC3 | |||
| Estonia | ZKI — Estonian coastal water macrozoobenthos community index | 0,39 | 0,24 |
| Finland | BBI — Finnish Brackish water Benthic Index | 0,94 | 0,56 |
| BC5 | |||
| Latvia | BQI — Benthic quality index | 0,87 | 0,61 |
| Lithuania | BQI — Lithuanian benthic quality index | 0,94 | 0,81 |
| BC6 | |||
| Denmark | Danish Quality Index version 2 (DKI ver2) | 0,84 | 0,68 |
| Sweden | BQI — Swedish multimetric biological quality index (soft sediment infauna) | 0,76 | 0,27 |
| BC7 | |||
| Germany | MarBIT- Marine Biotic Index Tool | — | 0,6 |
| Poland | B — Macrozoobenthos BQE assessment by multimetric index | — | 0,58 |
| BC8 | |||
| Denmark | Danish Quality Index version 2 (DKI ver2) | 0,86 | 0,72 |
| Germany | MarBIT — Marine Biotic Index Tool | 0,8 | 0,6 |