Phytoplankton composition indicators for the assessment of eutrophication in marine waters: Present state and challenges within the European directives

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 7-16

  Garmendia, Maialen ^a   Borja, Ángel ^a   Franco, Javier ^a   Revilla, Marta ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community composition; European directives; Eutrophication; Phytoplankton; Quality assessment; Transitional and coastal waters

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL-A CONCENTRATION; COASTAL WATERS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DESCRIPTORS; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH COSTS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE WATERS; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; STATE OF THE ART; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER CONSERVATION;

EUTROPHICATION;

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL WATER; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; DNA BARCODING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EUTROPHICATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HETEROTROPH; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WATER ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; EUTROPHICATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84872494827     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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