Impacts of maintenance channel dredging in a northern Adriatic coastal lagoon. II: Effects on macrobenthic assemblages in channels and ponds

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-150

  Ponti, Massimo ^a   Pasteris, Andrea ^a   Guerra, Roberta ^a   Abbiati, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BACI sampling design; benthic infauna; coastal lagoon; dredging; impact assessment; Italy; Mediterranean; northern Adriatic Sea

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BENTHIC INFAUNA; CHANNEL; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COASTAL LAGOON; DREDGING; EUTROPHICATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HYPOXIA; MACROBENTHOS; NUTRIENT; POLLUTANT; POLYCHAETE; POND; POPULATION DECLINE; POWER PLANT; RESUSPENSION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; THERMAL POLLUTION; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PIALASSA BAIONA; RAVENNA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

COROPHIUM INSIDIOSUM; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA; STREBLOSPIO SHRUBSOLII;

EID: 70349750061     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.06.027     Document Type: Article

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