Relocation of dredged material in estuaries under the aspect of the Water Framework Directive - A comparison of benthic quality indicators at dumping areas in the Elbe estuary

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 323-331

  Taupp, Thomas ^a   Wetzel, Markus A ^a,b  

^a University of Koblenz   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic community structure; Benthic indices; Dumping of dredged material; Elbe estuary; Macrofauna; WFD

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BENTHIC INDICES; DREDGED MATERIALS; MACROFAUNA; WFD;

DREDGES; DREDGING; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WATER CONSERVATION;

ESTUARIES;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; DREDGING; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; SALINITY TOLERANCE; VOLUME;

ELBE ESTUARY; GERMANY;

EID: 84879297615     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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