The seagrass Posidonia oceanica as indicator of coastal water quality: Experimental intercalibration of classification systems

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 557-563

  Lopez Y Royo, C ^a,d   Pergent, G ^a   Alcoverro, T ^e   Buia, M C ^c   Casazza, G ^d   Martinez Crego B ^e   Perez M ^b   Silvestre, F ^c   Romero, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^d APAT   (Italy)

^e CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecological status; Index; Intercalibration; Mediterranean; Posidonia oceanica; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

ECOLOGICAL STATUS; INDEX; INTERCALIBRATION; MEDITERRANEAN; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SEAGRASSES;

ECOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; EUROPEAN UNION; SEAGRASS; WATER QUALITY;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 79954421808     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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