Assessment of marine benthic quality change in gradients of disturbance: Comparison of different Scandinavian multi-metric indices

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1263-1277

  Josefson, Alf B ^a   Blomqvist, Mats ^b   Hansen, Jørgen L S ^a   Rosenberg, Rutger ^c   Rygg, Brage ^d  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b Hafok AB ^*  (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benthic macrofauna; Biotic indices; Hypoxia; Metals; Scandinavia; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC MACROFAUNA; BIOTIC INDICES; HYPOXIA; SCANDINAVIA; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

LAW ENFORCEMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

EFFLUENTS;

HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL;

BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HYPOXIA; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MARINE POLLUTION; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METRIC SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANDINAVIA; SEA POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; COPPER; ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INVERTEBRATES; LEAD; NICKEL; NITROGEN; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHOSPHORUS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SCANDINAVIA; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 68949147786     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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