TWIN: A TWo-stage INdex to evaluate ecological quality status in lagoon environments by means of hard bottom zoobenthos

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 455-469

  Marchini, A ^a,b   Occhipinti Ambrogi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic lagoons; Ecological quality status; Fuzzy logic; Hard bottoms; WFD; Zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL LAGOON; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HABITAT QUALITY; MACROBENTHOS; WATER QUALITY; ZOOBENTHOS;

EID: 37549030106     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540701702751     Document Type: Article

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