Thermodynamic oriented ecological indicators: Application of Eco-Exergy and Specific Eco-Exergy in capturing environmental changes between disturbed and non-disturbed tropical reservoirs

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 543-551

  Molozzi, Joseline ^a,b   Salas, Fuensanta ^b,c   Callisto, Marcos ^a   Marques, João Carlos ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c TRAGSA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Diversity measures; Eco Exergy; Monitoring; Reservoirs; Specific Eco Exergy

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY; CHLOROPHYLL A; DESCRIPTORS; DIVERSITY MEASURE; ECO-EXERGY; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS; INDEX VALUES; MACROFAUNA; MINAS GERAIS; NUMBER OF SPECIES; NUTRIENTS CONCENTRATIONS; POLLUTED SITES; SPECIFIC ECO-EXERGY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TOLERANT SPECIES; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; TROPICAL RESERVOIRS; WATERBODIES;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBIDITY;

EXERGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXERGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS;

EID: 84866144180     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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