Bentix Index vs. Biotic Index in monitoring: An answer to Borja et al., 2003 [1]

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 404-405

  Simboura, Nomiki ^a  

^a National Centre for Marine Research   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING;

COASTAL WATERS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; ANIMAL; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 1242319293     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.09.001     Document Type: Letter

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