Assessing ecological quality in estuarine and coastal systems - An introduction

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 19, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-4

  Marques, João Carlos ^a   Costa, Maria José ^b   Müller, Felix ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FOCUSING; PAPER; WATER CONSERVATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURES; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; REFERENCE CONDITION; TOOLS AND METHODS;

ESTUARIES;

BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL LAGOON; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROALGA; MACROPHYTE; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84858754003     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.11.017     Document Type: Editorial

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