The performance of benthic indicators of ecological change in Adriatic coastal lagoons: Throwing the baby with the water?

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-105

  Munari, C ^a   Mistri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biotic indices; Macrofauna; Mediterranean sea; Transitional waters; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; COASTAL ZONES; ECOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOTIC INDICES; MACROFAUNA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TRANSITIONAL WATERS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; COASTAL LAGOON; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; LAGOON; MACROFAUNA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; ITALY; MARINE BIOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POPULATION DENSITY;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38049057217     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.09.037     Document Type: Article

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