Assessment of ecological quality of coastal lagoons with a combination of phytobenthic and water quality indices

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 411-423

  Christia, Chrysoula ^a   Giordani, Gianmarco ^b   Papastergiadou, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic macrophytes; Biological indicators; East Mediterranean; Trophic indices; Typology; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKES; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; EAST MEDITERRANEAN; MACROPHYTES; TROPHIC INDICES; TYPOLOGY;

ECOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; COASTAL LAGOON; ECOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GREECE; LAGOON; MACROPHYTE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER QUALITY; AQUATIC SPECIES; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

SEA WATER;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GREECE; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84922597048     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.06.038     Document Type: Article

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