Anthropogenic and natural disturbance effects on a macrobenthic estuarine community over a 10-year period

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 576-585

  Dolbeth, M ^a   Cardoso, P G ^a   Ferreira, S M ^a   Verdelhos, T ^a   Raffaelli, D ^b   Pardal, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Macrobenthic production; Mitigation measures; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; EUTROPHICATION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

MACROBENTHIC PRODUCTION; MITIGATION MEASURES; SEAGRASS BED;

ESTUARIES;

ALGAL BLOOM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; EUTROPHICATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MACROBENTHOS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHY; MACROBENTHOS; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; ZOSTERACEAE;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EUTROPHICATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PORTUGAL; RIVERS; SEASONS; ZOSTERACEAE;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 34247855733     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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