Effects of the 2003 European heatwave on the benthic community of a severe transitional ecosystem (Comacchio Saltworks, Italy)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2761-2770

  Munari, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic community; Climatic warming; Heatwave; Indicators; Transitional ecosystems

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; CLIMATIC WARMING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; HEATWAVE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; GLOBAL WARMING; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT FLUX; SUMMER;

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANNELIDA; BIOTA; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD CHAIN; HOT TEMPERATURE; INVERTEBRATES; ITALY; MOLLUSCA; POPULATION DENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEASONS; WATER;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 81855194478     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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