Zoobenthos as an environmental quality element: The ecological significance of sampling design and functional traits

Marine Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 58-71

  Aarnio, Katri ^a   Mattila, Johanna ^a   Törnroos, Anna ^a   Bonsdorff, Erik ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biological traits analysis; Brackish water benthic index; Ecological status; Sampling methodology; Water frame directive; Zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; SAMPLING; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

MACOMA BALTHICA;

EID: 79953306430     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2010.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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