Detecting changes resulting from human pressure in a naturally quick-changing and heterogeneous environment: Spatial and temporal scales of variability in coastal lagoons

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 175-188

  Perez Ruzafa A ^a   Marcos, C ^a   Perez Ruzafa I M ^b   Barcala, E ^c   Hegazi, M I ^d   Quispe, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^d SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

coastal lagoons; EC Water Framework Directive; environmental impact assessment; Mar Menor lagoon; spatio temporal scales; transitional waters

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL LAGOON; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MAR MENOR; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

PISCES;

EID: 34548453990     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.04.030     Document Type: Article

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