Cumulative impacts on seabed habitats: An indicator for assessments of good environmental status

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 311-319

  Korpinen, Samuli ^a   Meidinger, Manuel ^a   Laamanen, Maria ^a  

^a Helsinki Commission   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Cumulative impacts on benthic habitats; Indicator development; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Sea floor integrity

Indexed keywords

BALTIC SEA; BENTHIC HABITATS; INDICATOR DEVELOPMENT; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; SEA FLOOR;

WATER QUALITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; SEAFLOOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BENTHOS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAND; SEDIMENT; SPECIES HABITAT; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 84884151514     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.06.036     Document Type: Article

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