Assessment of Biotic Integrity of the Coastal Freshwater Tidal Zone of a Temperate Estuary of South America through Multiple Indicators

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1328-1339

  Gomez N ^a   Licursi, M ^a   Bauer, D E ^a   Ambrosio, E S ^a   Capítulo, A Rodrigues ^a  

^a Instituto de Limnologia Dr Raul A Ringuelet   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Benthic invertebrates; Biotic integrity index; Estuary; Freshwater tidal zone; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVERTEBRATE; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SHORELINE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

RIO DE LA PLATA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; INVERTEBRATA; TANAIDACEA;

EID: 84865534086     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-012-9528-5     Document Type: Article

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