The application of a Marine Biotic Index to different impact sources affecting soft-bottom benthic communities along European coasts

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 835-845

  Borja, A ^a   Muxika, I ^a   Franco, J ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthos; Biotic Index; Ecological quality; European coastal environment; Impact; Soft bottom

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; ECOLOGY; HEAVY METALS;

MINING WASTES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRILL; ECOLOGY; ESTUARY; EUROPE; HABITAT QUALITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MINING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEWAGE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037997541     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00090-0     Document Type: Article

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