Taxonomic distinctness in Mediterranean marine nematodes and its relevance for environmental impact assessment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1409-1416

  Bevilacqua, Stanislao ^a   Sandulli, Roberto ^b   Plicanti, Adriana ^a   Terlizzi, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological indices; Human impact; Marine nematodes; Taxonomic distinctness; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL INDICES; HUMAN IMPACT; MARINE NEMATODES; TAXONOMIC DISTINCTNESS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; INDEX METHOD; NEMATODE; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES HABITAT; TAXONOMIC DISTINCTNESS; TAXONOMIC DISTINCTNESS INDEX; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC VARIATION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEMATODA; SEAWATER;

NEMATODA;

EID: 84863464035     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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