Benthic indicators: From subjectivity to objectivity - Where is the line?

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 947-953

  Dauvin, Jean Claude ^a   Bellan, Gérard ^b   Bellan Santini, Denise ^b  

^a Laboratoire d Océanologie et de Géosciences   (France)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic indicators; Expert judgement; Objectivity; Soft bottom community; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; COASTAL MARINE WATERS; CURRENT INCREASE; EUROPEAN REGULATION; EXPERT JUDGEMENT; IMPACT STUDY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NORTH AMERICAN; PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT; SENTINEL SPECIES; SIMPLE METHOD; SOFT-BOTTOM;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

RELATIVITY;

ORGANIC MATTER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; COASTAL WATERS; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT QUALITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SPECIES; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; ANIMAL; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MARINE BIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PROCEDURES; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; MARINE BIOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77954032771     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.03.028     Document Type: Article

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