Feeding diversity index as complementary information in the assessment of ecological quality status

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 19, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-78

  Gamito, Sofia ^a   Patrício, Joana ^b   Neto, João M ^b   Teixeira, Heliana ^b   Marques, João Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Benthic Assessment Tool (BAT); Benthic invertebrates; Ecological quality status; Functional ecology; Trophic groups; Water Framework Directive (WFD)

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TOOL; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; TROPHIC GROUP; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (WFD);

DEPOSITS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; MARINE POLLUTION; WATER CONSERVATION;

FEEDING;

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATA SET; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EUROPEAN UNION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; INVERTEBRATE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MARINE POLLUTION; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TOLERANCE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84858745500     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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