Effects of mariculture on macrobenthic assemblages in a western mediterranean site

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 533-541

  Tomassetti, Paolo ^a   Persia, Emma ^a   Mercatali, Isabel ^a   Vani, Danilo ^a   Marussso, Veronica ^a   Porrello, Salvatore ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic faunal; Ecological indicators; Marine fish farm impact; Mediterranean; Organic enrichment

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FAUNAL; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; MARINE FISH FARM IMPACT; MEDITERRANEAN; ORGANIC ENRICHMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FARMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MEATS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEWAGE;

FISH;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENRICHMENT; MACROBENTHOS; MARICULTURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEAFLOOR; SOLID WASTE;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MACROBENTHOS; MARICULTURE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; ORGANISM COLONY; PISCICULTURE; SEDIMENTATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; INVERTEBRATES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

EID: 63549130936     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.11.027     Document Type: Article

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