Assessing ecological integrity in marine waters, using multiple indices and ecosystem components: Challenges for the future

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Borja, A ^a   Ranasinghe, A ^b   Weisberg, S B ^b  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic systems; Biotic indices; Ecological integrity; Future research; Indicators

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SYSTEMS; BIOTIC INDICES; ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; FUTURE RESEARCH; INDICATORS;

ECOSYSTEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES; RESEARCH;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

SEA WATER;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; COASTAL WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; ECOSYSTEM REGENERATION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; GEOGRAPHY; HABITAT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RELIABILITY; SEA POLLUTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; CALIBRATION; DOCUMENTATION; ECOSYSTEM; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING AS TOPIC; ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; MARINE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEAWATER;

EID: 65349118863     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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