Opportunistic macroalgae metrics for transitional waters. Testing tools to assess ecological quality status in Portugal

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1887-1896

  Patricio J ^a   Neto, J M ^a   Teixeira, H ^a   Marques, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Metrics; Opportunistic macroalgal blooms; Portugal; Transitional waters; WFD

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; SAMPLING; WATER;

MACROALGAE BLOOMS; OPPORTUNISTIC MACROALGAL BLOOMS; PORTUGAL; TRANSITIONAL WATERS;

ALGAE;

ALGAL BLOOM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; HABITAT QUALITY; MACROALGA; POLLUTION MONITORING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; MACROALGA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; SEA POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; POPULATION DENSITY; PORTUGAL; RIVERS; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS;

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

ALGAE;

EID: 36549016596     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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