Assessment of the ecological status of Mediterranean French coastal waters as required by the Water Framework Directive using the Posidonia oceanica Rapid Easy Index: PREI

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1727-1733

  Gobert, Sylvie ^a   Sartoretto, Stéphane ^b   Rico Raimondino, Valérie ^c   Andral, Bruno ^b   Chery, Aurelia ^d   Lejeune, Pierre ^d   Boissery, Pierre ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c Regional Health Agency ARS of Provence Alpes Côte d Azur   (France)

^d STARESO ^*  (France)

^e French Water Agency Rhône Méditerranée Corse RMC   (France)

Author keywords

Coastal water; Ecological Quality Ratio; Mediterranean Sea; Posidonia oceanica; Seagrass; Water Frame Directive

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASSES;

BIOMASS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS; SEAWATER; WATER CONSERVATION;

ECOLOGY;

SEA WATER; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

COASTAL WATER; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEAGRASS; SEAWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FRANCE; LEAF SURFACE; NONHUMAN; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SEAGRASS; SHOOT GROWTH; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; ALISMATIDAE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; WATER POLLUTANT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

ALISMATIDAE; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEAWATER; SULFUR ISOTOPES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 70449711245     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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