Measuring the ecological integrity of an industrial district in the Amazon estuary, Brazil

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 489-499

  Viana, Andréa P ^a   Frédou, Flávia L ^a   Frédou, Thierry ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ichthyofauna; Industrial hub; Integrity index; Par River

Indexed keywords

AMAZON ESTUARY; BIOLOGICAL INDICES; BIOTIC INTEGRITY; CARGO TERMINALS; ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; ESTUARINE FISH; FISH COMMUNITIES; HEALTH INDICES; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; INDUSTRIAL HUB; INTEGRITY INDEX; MULTIMETRIC INDEX; SIMULTANEOUS USE; STUDY AREAS;

ECOLOGY; FISH; INDUSTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES;

ESTUARIES;

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISH; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOTA; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARY; FISH; INDUSTRIAL AREA; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; RIVER; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; INDUSTRY; RIVERS; SEAWATER;

AMAZON ESTUARY; BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL]; PARA RIVER;

EID: 84857364733     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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