Development of a fish-based multimetric index to assess the ecological quality of marine habitats: the Marine Fish Community Index

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1913-1934

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecological quality assessment; Fish communities; Marine assemblages; Marine Fish Community Index (MFCI); Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD); Multimetric index; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FISH; KETONES; MEATS; OCEAN HABITATS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

ECOLOGICAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT; FISH COMMUNITIES; MARINE ASSEMBLAGES; MARINE FISH COMMUNITY INDEX (MFCI); MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (MSFD); MULTIMETRIC INDEX; PORTUGAL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FISH; HABITAT QUALITY; INDEX METHOD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TYPOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; HABITAT QUALITY; HUMAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; MARINE BIOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 54549127041     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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