Ecological quality of some Tunisian coast and lagoon locations, by using benthic community parameters and biotic indices

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-280

  Afli, Ahmed ^a   Ayari, Rakia ^a   Zaabi, Sana ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

benthic macrofauna; biotic indices; ecological quality; Tunisian costal areas; Tunisian lagoons

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; COASTAL ZONE; FAUNA; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAGOON; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC MATTER;

AFRICA; BAY OF TUNIS; NORTH AFRICA; TUNIS [TUNISIA]; TUNISIA;

CAPITELLA CAPITATA; CIRRATULUS CIRRATUS; CIRRIFORMIA TENTACULATA; INVERTEBRATA; POLYDORA; PRIONOSPIO MALMGRENI; SCOLELEPIS;

EID: 53449087576     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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