Uncertainty analysis along the ecological quality status of water bodies: The response of the Posidonia oceanica multivariate index (POMI) in three Mediterranean regions

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 926-931

  Mascaró, Oriol ^a   Bennett, Scott ^b   Marbà, Núria ^c   Nikolić, Vedran ^d   Romero, Javier ^e   Duarte, Carlos M ^b,c   Alcoverro, Teresa ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Mediterranean; Seagrass; Uncertainty; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; MEDITERRANEAN; SEAGRASSES; UNCERTAINTY; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

ECOLOGY; WATER CONSERVATION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEAGRASS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BALEARIC ISLANDS; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CATALONIA; CLASSIFICATION; CROATIA; ECOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSIDONIA OCEANICA MULTIVARIATE INDEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAGRASS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ALISMATIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; CATALONIA; CROATIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 84860323098     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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