Selection of metrics based on the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa and development of a biotic index (CYMOX) for assessing ecological status of coastal and transitional waters

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 7-17

  Oliva, Silvia ^a   Mascaró, Oriol ^a   Llagostera, Izaskun ^a   Pérez, Marta ^a   Romero, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cymodocea nodosa; Ecological status; Euryhaline species; Multi bioindicator; Seagrass; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL WATER; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EPIPHYTE; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; SELECTION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

CYMODOCEA; CYMODOCEA NODOSA;

EID: 84869884663     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.022     Document Type: Article

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