Evaluation of the applicability of a fuzzy index of ecosystem integrity (FINE) to characterize the status of Tyrrhenian lagoons

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 629-638

  Munari, Cristina ^a   Mistri, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthos; Environmental quality; Fuzzy logics; Multimetric index; Tyrrhenian Sea

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUZZY LOGIC; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE LAGOONS;

BIOTIC DATA; FUZZY INDEX OF ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY (FINE); TRANSITIONAL WATERS; WATER ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ORGANIC MATTER;

BENTHOS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; LAGOON; MEDITERRANEAN WATER;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUZZY INDEX OF ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY; FUZZY SYSTEM; LAGOON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUZZY LOGIC; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEAWATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GROSSETO [TUSCANY]; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NUORO; ORBETELLO LAGOON; PADRONGIANO DELTA; SAN TEODORO LAGOON; SARDINIA; SASSARI; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TORTOLI LAGOON; TUSCANY; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

EID: 35148867046     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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