Is it possible to assess the ecological status of highly stressed natural estuarine environments using macroinvertebrates indices?

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1880-1889

  Puente, Araceli ^a   Diaz, Robert J ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological assessment; Estuaries; Macroinvertebrates; Northern Spain; Transitional waters; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATES; NORTHERN SPAIN; TRANSITIONAL WATERS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

ESTUARIES;

DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; TOLERANCE; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESTUARINE SPECIES; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; POPULATION DENSITY; SPAIN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 54549114188     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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