Problems associated with the 'one-out, all-out' principle, when using multiple ecosystem components in assessing the ecological status of marine waters

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1143-1146

  Borja, Ángel ^a   Rodríguez, José Germán ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANGIOSPERM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; COASTAL WATERS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH; LAW; MACROALGA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RELIABILITY; SEA POLLUTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; KINETICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 77955418260     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.06.026     Document Type: Editorial

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