Effect of observation method on the perception of community structure and water quality in a brackish water ecosystem

Marine Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages 105-112

  Möller, Tiia ^a,b   Kotta, Jonne ^a   Martin, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Baltic sea; Benthic invertebrates; Macrophytes; Scale; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BRACKISH WATER; CLASSIFICATION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; HARD-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; MACROPHYTE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PERCEPTION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77953738582     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2009.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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