Ecological status in the Ligurian Sea: The effect of coastline urbanisation and the importance of proper reference sites

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 1-6, 2007, Pages 30-41

  Mangialajo, Luisa ^a   Ruggieri, Nicoletta ^a   Asnaghi, Valentina ^a   Chiantore, Mariachiara ^a   Povero, Paolo ^a   Cattaneo Vietti, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cystoseira; Ecological Quality; Integrated management; Ligurian Sea; Quality assessment; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

CYSTOSEIRA; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT; LIGURIAN SEA; MARINE PROTECTED AREAS; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MAPPING; MARINE BIOLOGY;

ECOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARTOGRAPHY; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; ROCKY SHORE; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERTIDAL ZONE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; URBANIZATION;

BACTERIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUKARYOTA; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; MARINE BIOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POPULATION DENSITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEAWATER; URBANIZATION;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; CYSTOSEIRA;

EID: 33751179868     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.08.022     Document Type: Article

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