Vegetation cyclic shift in eutrophic lagoon. Assessment of dystrophic risk indices based on standing crop evaluations

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 132, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-107

  Lenzi, Mauro ^a   Renzi, Monia ^b   Nesti, Ugo ^c   Gennaro, Paola ^d   Persia, Emma ^d   Porrello, Salvatore ^d  

^a OPL srl   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lagoon ecosystem; Macroalgal biomass; Orbetello lagoon; Water quality indices

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; DATA SET; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LAGOON; MACROALGA; MACROPHYTE; SEAGRASS; SHALLOW WATER; VEGETATION;

GROSSETO [TUSCANY]; ITALY; ORBETELLO LAGOON; TUSCANY;

CHLOROPHYCEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84885848571     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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