The use of nematodes in assessing ecological quality status in the Mediterranean coastal ecosystems

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 328-336

  Moreno, Mariapaola ^a   Semprucci, Federica ^b   Vezzulli, Luigi ^a   Balsamo, Maria ^b   Fabiano, Mauro ^a   Albertelli, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Ecological quality status; Environmental quality assessment; Marine nematodes; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; WATER CONSERVATION;

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT; MARINE NEMATODES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

QUALITY CONTROL;

BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NEMATODE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

NEMATODA; PARLATORIA ZIZIPHI;

EID: 78651096102     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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