Transitional and freshwater bioassessments: One site, two perspectives?

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 153-164

  Neto, J M ^a   Feio, M J ^a   Teixeira, H ^a   Patricio J ^a   Serra, S R Q ^a   Franco, J N ^b   Calapez, A R ^a   Constantino, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Benthos; FSTZ; Oligohaline freshwater zone; Pollution sensitivity; Quality status; WFD

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; BENTHOS; FSTZ; MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY; QUALITY STATUS; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLANS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WFD;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; RIVER POLLUTION; TOOLS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER;

FRESH WATER; TRANSITIONAL WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BENTHOS; FRESHWATER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER BASIN; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACROBENTHOS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER BASIN; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

BENTHOS; FSTZ; OLIGOHALINE-FRESHWATER ZONE; POLLUTION SENSITIVITY; QUALITY STATUS; WFD;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; FRESH WATER; PORTUGAL; SEAWATER;

EID: 84892438955     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.048     Document Type: Article

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