Functional diversity of macrobenthic assemblages decreases in response to sewage discharges

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 66, Issue , 2016, Pages 65-75

  Gusmao, Joao B ^a,b   Brauko, Kalina M ^a,c   Eriksson, Britas K ^b   Lana, Paulo C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benthic health; Estuaries; Functional diversity; Functional traits; Macroinvertebrates; Organic pollution; Tidal flats

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

BENTHIC HEALTH; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; FUNCTIONAL TRAITS; MACROINVERTEBRATES; ORGANIC POLLUTION; TIDAL FLAT;

CONTAMINATION;

DIVERGENCE; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROBENTHOS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SEWAGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TIDAL FLAT;

ANNELIDA;

EID: 84987630592     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.01.003     Document Type: Article

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