Using phytoplankton and macrophytes to assess the trophic and ecological status of some Italian transitional systems

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 81, Issue , 2014, Pages 88-98

  Sfriso, Adriano ^a   Facca, Chiara ^a   Bon, Daniele ^b   Giovannone, Federico ^a   Buosi, Alessandro ^a  

^a Informatics and Statistics ^*  (Italy)

^b Area Tecnico Scientifica Servizio Osservatorio Acque Marine e Lagunari   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Lagoons; Macrophyte Quality Index; Nutrient concentrations; Phytoplankton; Po Delta

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAGOON; MACROPHYTE; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESUSPENSION; SEAGRASS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TAXONOMY;

ITALY; PO DELTA; VENETO;

EID: 84899820507     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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