Efficacy of adapted estuarine fish-based multimetric indices as tools for evaluating ecological status of the marine environment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1696-1713

  Henriques, Sofia ^a   Pais, Miguel Pessanha ^a   Costa, Maria José ^a   Cabral, Henrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal waters; Ecological quality assessment; Fish community structure; Marine habitats; Marine strategy framework directive (MSFD); Multimetric indices; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ESTUARIES; FISH; FISHERIES; RELIABILITY; SUBSTRATES; SULFATE MINERALS;

BIOTIC INTEGRITY; CLASSIFICATION INDEXES; COASTAL WATERS; DEGRADATION INDEX; ECOLOGICAL INDICES; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ESTUARINE FISH; FISH COMMUNITIES; FISH COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HEALTH INDEX; MARINE ENVIRONMENTS; MARINE FISHES; MARINE HABITATS; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (MSFD); MARINE WATERS; MULTIMETRIC INDICES; PORTUGAL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COASTAL WATER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISH; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FRESH WATER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVERS; SEAWATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 52949148554     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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