Can macrobenthic communities be used in the assessment of environmental quality of fish earthen ponds?

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 135-144

  Carvalho, Susana ^a   Barata, Marisa ^a   Pereira, Fábio ^a   Pousão Ferreira, Pedro ^a   Cancela Da Fonseca, Luís ^b,c   Gaspar, Miguel B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Assessment; Capitella spp.; Environmental quality; Fish earthen ponds; Macrobenthic communities

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL LAGOON; DEPOSIT FEEDER; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MACROBENTHOS; POLYCHAETE; POND CULTURE;

FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA;

CAPITELLA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 77953611860     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409990683     Document Type: Article

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