The estuarine quality paradox: Is it possible to define an ecological quality status for specific modified and naturally stressed estuarine ecosystems?

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 38-47

  Dauvin, Jean Claude ^a   Ruellet, Thierry ^a  

^a Laboratoire d Océanologie et de Géosciences   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic indicators; Benthic Opportunistic Annelida Amphipod index (BO2A); Ecological quality status; Estuarine quality paradox; Seine estuary

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INDICATORS; BENTHIC OPPORTUNISTIC ANNELIDA AMPHIPOD INDEX (BO2A); ECOLOGICAL QUALITY STATUS; ESTUARINE QUALITY PARADOX; SEINE ESTUARY;

ECOSYSTEMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TIDES; TURBIDITY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ESTUARIES;

FRESH WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; SEA WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY;

ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BENTHOS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ESTUARY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FRANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; WATER QUALITY; AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; SEINE ESTUARY; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANNELIDA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; ANNELIDA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE BIOLOGY; RIVERS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 65349117059     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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