Benthic indicators: Analysis of the threshold values of ecological quality classifications for transitional waters

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1707-1714

  Ruellet, Thierry ^a   Dauvin, Jean Claude ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic index; Ecological indicators; Intercalibration; Thresholds; WFD

Indexed keywords

MARINE BIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

BENTHIC INDEX; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; INTERCALIBRATION;

ECOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; THRESHOLD;

ARTICLE; AZTI MARINE BIOTIC INDEX; BENTHIC OPPORTUNISTIC POLYCHAETES AMPHIPODS INDEX; BENTHIC QUALITY INDEX; BENTHOS; BENTIX TEST; CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; EUROPE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FRANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; QUALITY CONTROL; SEA POLLUTION; TAXONOMY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVERTEBRATES; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 36049005377     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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