Defining past ecological status and in situ reference conditions using benthic foraminifera: A case study from the Oslofjord, Norway

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 219-233

  Dolven, Jane K ^a   Alve, Elisabeth ^a   Rygg, Brage ^b   Magnusson, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biological quality element; Conservation Paleobiology; Ecological Quality Status (EcoQS); Environmental monitoring; European Water Framework Directive; In situ reference conditions

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL QUALITY ELEMENT; ECOLOGICAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; REFERENCE CONDITION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; WATER CONSERVATION;

ECOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CLIMATE VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EUROPEAN UNION; FOSSIL RECORD; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROAGGREGATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; REFERENCE SAMPLE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

NORWAY; OSLOFJORDEN;

FORAMINIFERA; PROTISTA;

EID: 84873825206     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.12.031     Document Type: Article

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