Environmental quality assessment of the marine reserves of the Tuscan Archipelago, central Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy)

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 299-317

  Renzi, Monia ^a   Perra, Guido ^a   Lobianco, Arianna ^a   Mari, Elena ^a   Guerranti, Cristiana ^a   Specchiulli, Antonietta ^b   Pepi, Milva ^a   Focardi, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central tyrrhenian sea; Marine reserves; Mediterranean sea; Microbiological indicators; Persistent organic pollutants; Sediment; Water

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HETEROTROPHY; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MARINE PARK; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; PCB; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77952701427     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757541003627647     Document Type: Article

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