Eleven years monitoring of Lesina lagoon (South Italy) using a biotic index (Λ)

Transitional Waters Bulletin

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-82

  Breber, P ^a   Cilenti, L ^a   Scirocco, T ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic; Benthos; Biodiversity; Biomass; Environmental quality; Index; Lesina lagoon; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883148551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1825229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1285/i1825229Xv1n1p77     Document Type: Article

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