Opportunistic macroalgae metrics for transitional waters. Testing tools to assess ecological quality status in Portugal

Macroalgae communities constitute one of the ecological quality elements for the evaluation of the ecological quality status (EQS) of coastal and transitional waters, required to implement the WFD. While these algae are natural components of estuarine systems and play important roles in several estu...

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Main Author: Patrício, J. (author)
Other Authors: Neto, J. M. (author), Teixeira, H. (author), Marques, J. C. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/5322
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/5322