Ecological quality assessment of transitional waters based on fish assemblages in Portuguese estuaries: The Estuarine Fish Assessment Index (EFAI)

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 19, Issue , 2012, Pages 144-153

  Cabral, H N ^a   Fonseca, V F ^a   Gamito, R ^a   Gonalves, C I ^a   Costa, J L ^a   Erzini, K ^b   Gonalves, J ^b   Martins, J ^b   Leite, L ^b   Andrade, J P ^b   Ramos, S ^c   Bordalo, A ^c,d   Amorim, E ^c   Neto, J M ^e   Marques, J C ^e   Rebelo, J E ^f   Silva, C ^f   Castro, N ^a   Almeida, P R ^g   Domingos, I ^a   Gordo, L S ^a   Costa, M J ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c Centro Interdisciplinar Investigaão Marinha and Ambiental C   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Fish assemblages; Fish based indices; Multi metric indices; Transitional waters; Water ecological quality; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

FISH ASSEMBLAGES; FISH-BASED INDICES; MULTI-METRIC INDICES; TRANSITIONAL WATERS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FISH; FISHERIES; RATING; SURVEYS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

ESTUARIES;

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; DIADROMY; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; RESIDENT POPULATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVEY; TRAWLING; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

EUROPE; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84858748846     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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