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PERCEPTION OF WATER QUALITY BY SELECT RESPONDENT GROUPINGS IN INLAND WATER‐BASED RECREATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS 1
Author(s) -
Kooyoomjian K. Jack,
Clesceri Nicholas L.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1974.tb05633.x
Subject(s) - trophic level , recreation , water quality , respondent , eutrophication , environmental science , perception , identifier , quality (philosophy) , ecology , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental resource management , computer science , psychology , nutrient , biology , engineering , philosophy , geotechnical engineering , epistemology , neuroscience , political science , law , programming language
This paper examines four lake environments which are paired by lake size and by trophic state, where trophic state is employed as an identifier of water quality. Two large lakes and two intermediate‐sized lakes, with each pair having one oligotrophic lake and one eutrophic lake are selected for cross‐sectional survey‐oriented questionnaire research. This paper focuses upon one aspect of the research, namely, the perception of water quality by three user groups. The user groups examined are recreationists, cottage and homeowners, and fishermen. The groups are compared utilizing percentage response profiles and cluster level groupings. It appears from a preliminary analysis of the data that the lakes selected are viable trophic state endpoints for questionnaire analysis of respondents. Each user group surveyed does appear sensitive to select water quality parameters; where shifts in sensitivity appear within and between user groups with changes in ecological settings, as well as with factors independent of ecological settings.