Application of macrobenthos functional groups to estimate the ecosystem health in a semi-enclosed bay

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 302-310

  Peng, Shitao ^a,b   Zhou, Ran ^a   Qin, Xuebo ^a,c   Shi, Honghua ^b   Ding, Dewen ^b  

^a TIANJIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR WATER TRANSPORT ENGINEERING   (China)

^b FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Assessment; Ecosystem health; Macrobenthos functional group; Semi enclosed bay

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; DETRITIVOROUS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HYPERSALINE WATERS; MACRO BENTHOS; SAMPLING STATIONS; SEMI-ENCLOSED BAY; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS;

ECOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; LAND RECLAMATION; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MACROBENTHOS; SPECIES EVENNESS;

ARTICLE; BAY; CARNIVORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRITIVORE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; HERBIVORE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MACROBENTHOS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; OIL SPILL; OMNIVORE; ORGANISM COMMUNITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANKTIVORE; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SPRING; SUMMER; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BOHAI BAY; CHINA;

EID: 84884143047     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.06.037     Document Type: Article

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