Macroalgae in the intertidal zone of Cantabrian Sea: Richness, cover of characteristic and opportunistic species

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-16

  García, Pilar ^a   Pesquera, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez ^a   Redondo, Eva Zapico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cantabrian Sea; CFR index; Ecological status; Macroalgae; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ASTURIAS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; SPAIN;

ALGAE;

EID: 78751694999     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1157     Document Type: Article

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