Implementation of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive: A methodological approach for the assessment of environmental status, from the Basque Country (Bay of Biscay)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 889-904

  Borja, Ángel ^a   Galparsoro, Ibon ^a   Irigoien, Xabier ^a   Iriondo, Ane ^a   Menchaca, Iratxe ^a   Muxika, Iñigo ^a   Pascual, Marta ^a   Quincoces, Iñaki ^a   Revilla, Marta ^a   German Rodriguez J ^a   Santurtún, Marina ^a   Solaun, Oihana ^a   Uriarte, Ainhize ^a   Valencia, Victoriano ^a   Zorita, Izaskun ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental status; Implementation; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Methodological approach; Quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS; IMPLEMENTATION; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; QUALITY ASSESSMENT;

OCEAN STRUCTURES;

RATING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; METHODOLOGY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); INTRODUCED SPECIES; NOISE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUTROPHICATION; FISHERIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SEAWATER; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASQUE COUNTRY; BAY OF BISCAY; SPAIN;

EID: 79955623417     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.031     Document Type: Article

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