Nematode biomass and allometric attributes as indicators of environmental quality in a Mediterranean harbour (Ligurian Sea, Italy)

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 80-89

  Losi, Valentina ^a   Moreno, Mariapaola ^a   Gaozza, Luigi ^a   Vezzulli, Luigi ^a   Fabiano, Mauro ^a   Albertelli, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allometric attributes; Biomass; Marine nematodes; Organic enrichment; Oxygen stress; Size spectra

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRICS; MARINE NEMATODES; ORGANIC ENRICHMENT; OXYGEN STRESS; SIZE SPECTRUM;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ECOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; REDOX REACTIONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BIOMASS;

ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CARBOHYDRATE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HARBOR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOTYPE; NEMATODE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; PROTEIN; REDOX POTENTIAL; TAXONOMY; TOLERANCE;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84875174051     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.01.034     Document Type: Article

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