Impact of the sampling protocol in assessing ecological trends in an estuarine ecosystem: The empirical example of the Gironde estuary

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-29

  Pasquaud, Stéphanie ^a,c   Brind'Amour, Anik ^b   Berthelé, Olivier ^b   Girardin, Michel ^a   Elie, Pierre ^a   Boët, Philippe ^a   Lepage, Mario ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecological trend; Estuarine ecosystem; Fish; Fishing gear; Indicators; Protocol effects

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ECOLOGICAL TREND; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS; EUROPEAN UNION; FISH COMMUNITIES; FISH LENGTH; FISHING GEAR; FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION; LONG TIME SERIES; LOW SALINITY; MARINE FISH; MARINE SPECIES; PROTOCOL EFFECTS; SAMPLING PROTOCOL; SAMPLING SURVEY; SPATIAL CHANGES; SPATIAL EXTENT; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TEMPORAL WINDOWS;

ESTUARIES; FISH; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EUROPEAN UNION; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING GEAR; JUVENILE; LIFE CYCLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NURSERY GROUND; PLUME; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIME SERIES;

FRANCE; GIRONDE ESTUARY;

EID: 81755161220     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.09.017     Document Type: Article

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