Animal-sediment relationships: Evaluating the 'Pearson-Rosenberg paradigm' in Mediterranean coastal lagoons

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 478-486

  Magni, P ^a,e   Tagliapietra, D ^b   Lardicci, C ^c   Balthis, L ^d   Castelli, A ^c   Como, S ^e   Frangipane, G ^b   Giordani, G ^f   Hyland, J ^d   Maltagliati, F ^c   Pessa, G ^g   Rismondo, A ^g   Tataranni, M ^c   Tomassetti, P ^h   Viaroli, P ^f  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^e IMC   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^g SELC Società Cooperativa   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Benthic diversity; Coastal lagoons; Ecological indicators; Eutrophication; Macrobenthos; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC DIVERSITY; COASTAL LAGOONS; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; MACROBENTHOS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EUTROPHICATION; FIRE HAZARDS; LAKES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LAGOON; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEDIMENTATION; SIMULATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POPULATION DENSITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 63649109493     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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