Index of size distribution (ISD): A method of quality assessment for coastal lagoons

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 577, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 141-149

  Reizopoulou, Sofia ^a   Nicolaidou, Artemis ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Benthos; Ecological quality status; Indices; Lagoons; Pollution assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COASTAL ZONES; ECOLOGY; GEOMETRY; POLLUTION DETECTION; SEDIMENTS;

BENTHOS; COASTAL LAGOONS; INDEX OF SIZE DISTRIBUTION (ISD); TAXONOMIC RESOLUTION;

LAKES;

COASTAL LAGOON; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ZOOBENTHOS;

EID: 33846527394     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0423-6     Document Type: Article

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