A phytoplankton tool for water quality assessment in semi-enclosed coastal lagoons: Open vs closed regimes

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 134-146

  Pereira Coutinho, Maria Teresa ^a   Brito, Ana C ^a,b   Pereira, Patrícia ^a   Gonçalves, André S ^a   Moita, Maria Teresa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal lagoons; Ecological quality; Eutrophication; Phytoplankton community; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; ALGAL BLOOM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH RATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEMIENCLOSED SEA; WATER QUALITY;

ALBUFEIRA LAGOON; LEIRIA [PORTUGAL]; OBIDOS LAGOON; PORTUGAL; SANTO ANDRE NATURE RESERVE; SETUBAL [PORTUGAL];

ALGAE; PROROCENTRUM MINIMUM;

EID: 84865316503     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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