Long-term changes in sublittoral macroalgal assemblages related to water quality improvement

Botanica Marina

Volumn 56, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 461-469

  Pinedo, Susana ^a   Zabala, Mikel ^b   Ballesteros, Enric ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cleanup treatment; Environmental quality; Long term changes; Macroalgal assemblages; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STRESS RESISTANCE; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 84896312933     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bot-2013-0018     Document Type: Article

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