Exploring the marine biotic index (AMBI): Variations on a theme by Ángel Borja

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 554-559

  Warwick, Richard M ^a   Robert Clarke, K ^a   Somerfield, Paul J ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; AZTI Marine Biotic Index; Biomass; Data transformation; Macrozoobenthos; Phylum level meta analysis; Production

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS DATA; DATA TRANSFORMATION; MACROZOOBENTHOS; MARINE BIOTIC INDICES; META-ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; FORESTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOMASS; DIVERSITY INDEX; MACROBENTHOS; META-ANALYSIS; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; ZOOBENTHOS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MARINE BIOTIC INDEX; PHYLUM; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEA POLLUTION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

EID: 77951499430     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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