Indicators for the sea-floor integrity of the hellenic seas under the european marine strategy framework directive: Establishing the thresholds and standards for good environmental status

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 140-152

  Simboura, N ^a   Zenetos, A ^a   Pancucci Papadopoulou, M A ^a   Reizopoulou, S ^a   Streftaris, N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diversity; Good environmental status; Hellenic seas; Marine Strategy framework directive; Sea floor integrity; Species richness.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863863627     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.31     Document Type: Article

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