Ecological Evaluation Index continuous formula (EEI-c) application: A step forward for functional groups, the formula and reference condition values

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 199-231

  Orfanidis, S ^a   Panayotidis, P ^b   Ugland, K I ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Ecological status; Functional groups; Macroalgae; Marine benthic macrophytes; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958231378     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.60     Document Type: Article

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