Application of biotic indices and relationship with structural and functional features of macrobenthic community in the lagoon of Venice: an example over a long time series of data

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1607-1618

  Pranovi, Fabio ^a   Da Ponte, Filippo ^a   Torricelli, Patrizia ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biotic indices; Diversity; Ecosystem functioning; Exergy; Lagoon of Venice

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; FISHERIES; SEWAGE LAGOONS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER;

BENTHIC COMMUNITY; BENTIX; BIOTIC INDICES; BOPA; DISTROPHIC CRISIS; LONG TIME SERIES OF DATA; MACROBENTHIC COMMUNITY; WFD;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXERGY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MACROBENTHOS; TIME SERIES;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; COASTAL WATERS; ECOSYSTEM; ITALY; LAGOON; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; ITALY; OCEANS AND SEAS; TIME FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 34548818758     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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