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Identifier

000369236

Title

Μεταανάλυση βενθικών δεδομένων για την δημιουργία δεικτών οικολογικής ποιότητας

Alternative Title

Meta-analysis of benthic data in order to develop new indicators for the assessment of ecological quality

Author

Δημητρίου-Νικολάκης, Παναγιώτης

Thesis advisor

Καρακάσης, Ι.

Abstract

The project has compiled a very amount of benthic macrofaunal data collected in the framework of various national and European research projects carried out over the past 20 years. These data reflect a wide range of ecological quality conditions from normal to heavily polluted from various anthropogenic activities. The analysis of these data allowed the characterization of Mediterranean benthic species, as well as their relevant higher taxa (genus, family etc) in terms of their sensitivity-tolerance to extreme ecological status. This information also allowed the formulation of a simple indicator of ecological quality requiring less time and taxonomic expertise thereby reducing the cost needed to implement the monitoring for the European Water Framework Directive (WDF) and the requirements of the coming Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)..

Language

Greek

Subject

Biotic indices

Marine ecology

Taxonomic resolution

Water framework directive

Βιοτικοί δείκτες

Θαλάσσια οικολογια

Issue date

2011-11-18

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