Response of different benthic indices to diverse human pressures

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-153

  Dauvin, J C ^a   Alizier, S ^b   Rolet, C ^b   Bakalem, A ^c   Bellan, G ^d   Gesteira, J L Gomez ^e   Grimes, S ^f   De La Ossa Carretero, J A ^g   Del Pilar Ruso, Y ^g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b Laboratoire d Océanologie et de Géosciences   (France)

^c Algeria 3INATAA University of Constatntine   (Algeria)

^d STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^e Centro Tecnologico del Mar Fundacion CETMAR   (Spain)

^f University Campus of Dely Ibrahim   (Algeria)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic indicators; Human pressures; Objectivity; Site comparison; Soft bottom communities; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; OIL SPILLS; SEWAGE; WATER CONSERVATION;

BENTHIC INDICATORS; HUMAN PRESSURES; OBJECTIVITY; SITE COMPARISON; SOFT-BOTTOM; SUBJECTIVITY;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DATA SET; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; PRESSURE EFFECT; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEWAGE; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 80052597320     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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