Assessment of ecological quality of coastal lagoons with a combination of phytobenthic and water quality indices.
Mar Pollut Bull
; 86(1-2): 411-423, 2014 Sep 15.
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ABSTRACT
Coastal lagoons are ecotones between continents and the sea. Coastal lagoons of Western Greece, subjected to different human pressures, were classified into four different types based on their hydromorphological characteristics and monitored over a three year period for their biotic and abiotic features. Six ecological indices based on water quality parameters (TSI-Chl-a, TSI-TP, TRIX), benthic macrophytes (E-MaQI, EEI-c) and an integrated index TWQI, were applied to assess the ecological status of studied lagoons under real conditions. The trophic status ranged from oligotrophic to hypertrophic according to the index applied. The ecological quality of transitional water ecosystems can be better assessed by using indices based on benthic macrophytes as changes in abundance and diversity of sensitive and tolerant species are the first evidence of incoming eutrophication. The multi-parametric index TWQI can be considered appropriate for the ecological assessment of these ecosystems due to its robustness and the simple application procedure.
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Água do Mar
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Qualidade da Água
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Monitoramento Ambiental
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Ecossistema
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Fenômenos Geológicos
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Organismos Aquáticos
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2014
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