Spatio-temporal variability in water chemistry of mediterranean coastal lagoons and its management implications

Wetlands

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1033-1045

  Lucena Moya, Paloma ^a,c   Gómez Rodríguez, Carola ^a,b   Pardo, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balearic Islands; Ecological status assessments; Nutrient concentrations; Salinity; Transitional waters; Typology; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TYPOLOGY; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84871493102     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-012-0334-4     Document Type: Article

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