Overview of integrative tools and methods in assessing ecological integrity in estuarine and coastal systems worldwide

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1519-1537

  Borja, Angel ^a   Bricker, Suzanne B ^b   Dauer, Daniel M ^c   Demetriades, Nicolette T ^d   Ferreira, João G ^e   Forbes, Anthony T ^d   Hutchings, Pat ^f   Jia, Xiaoping ⁱ   Kenchington, Richard ^g   Marques, João Carlos ^h   Zhu, Changbo ⁱ  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Marine and Estuarine Research   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^f AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

ⁱ CAFS   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological integrity; Ecological status; Environmental quality; Integrative assessment; Marine parks

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARIES; FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES; OCEAN CURRENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY;

ABIOTIC FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; BIO-MONITORING; BIOLOGICAL ELEMENTS; CHEMICAL-; COASTAL AREAS; COASTAL SYSTEMS; CURRENT SITUATION; ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HOLISTIC APPROACHES; INTEGRATIVE ASSESSMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE PARKS; MARINE PROTECTED AREAS; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICO CHEMICALS; POLLUTION ELEMENTS; RECOVERY PROCESSES; SOUTH AFRICA; TOOLS AND METHODS; VALIDATED METHODS; WATER ACT; WATER BODIES; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

ECOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; LEGISLATION; MARINE PARK; MARINE POLLUTION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARY; EUROPE; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; ZOOPLANKTON;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUTROPHICATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANS AND SEAS;

ALGAE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FISHES; FORESTRY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; PISCES;

EID: 50149108171     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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