Overview of eutrophication indicators to assess environmental status within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

JG Ferreira, JH Andersen, A Borja, SB Bricker… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2011 - Elsevier
In 2009, following approval of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD,
2008/56/EC), the European Commission (EC) created task groups to develop guidance for …

Framework for understanding marine ecosystem health

P Tett, RJ Gowen, SJ Painting, M Elliott… - Marine Ecology …, 2013 - int-res.com
Although the terms 'health'and 'healthy'are often applied to marine ecosystems and
communicate information about holistic condition (eg as required by the Ecosystem …

Transitional and coastal waters ecological status assessment: advances and challenges resulting from implementing the European Water Framework Directive

A Borja, M Elliott, P Henriksen, N Marbà - Hydrobiologia, 2013 - Springer
The derivation, performance, sensitivity and inherent uncertainty of ecological quality
indicators have become major topics in developing tools for the management of marine …

Phytoplankton composition indicators for the assessment of eutrophication in marine waters: Present state and challenges within the European directives

M Garmendia, Á Borja, J Franco, M Revilla - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2013 - Elsevier
Several legislations worldwide require assessing the health status of marine ecosystems. In
Europe, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive …

Long-term warming and human-induced plankton shifts at a coastal Eastern Mediterranean site

K Kalloniati, ED Christou, A Kournopoulou… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Plankton are key ecological indicators for assessing the impacts of human-induced
pressures like climate change and waste-water discharge. Here, 26 years (1988–2015) of …

Effects of watershed land use on coastal marine environments: A multiscale exploratory analysis with multiple biogeochemical indicators in fringing coral reefs of …

T Sakamaki, A Morita, S Touyama, Y Watanabe… - Marine pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
The analytical spatial scale and selection of biogeochemical indicators affect interpretations
of land-use impacts on coastal marine environments. In this study, nine biogeochemical …

Trace metal contamination as a toxic and structuring factor impacting ultraphytoplankton communities in a multicontaminated Mediterranean coastal area

C Coclet, C Garnier, F Delpy, D Jamet, G Durrieu… - Progress in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Toulon Bay is a Mediterranean coastal marine ecosystem facing important
anthropogenic pressures resulting in strong and multiple chemical contamination gradients …

Pros and cons of biological quality element phytoplankton as a water-quality indicator in the NW Mediterranean Sea

J Camp, E Flo, M Vila, L Arin, A Reñé… - … from Ground, Coastal …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) mandates the use of biological quality
element (BQE) phytoplankton to assess the ecological status of coastal and transitional …

Seasonal variations of phytoplankton community in relation to environmental factors in an oligotrophic area of the European Atlantic coast (southeastern Bay of Biscay …

O Muñiz, JG Rodríguez, M Revilla… - Regional Studies in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study, seasonal variability of physico-chemical variables and phytoplankton
community as well as their relationships were studied for oligotrophic coastal waters of …

Spatial variability of phytoplankton and environmental drivers in the turbid Sanmen bay (East China Sea)

Y Gao, Z Jiang, Y Chen, J Liu, Y Zhu, X Liu, Z Sun… - Estuaries and …, 2022 - Springer
Sanmen Bay (SMB) is a typical semi-enclosed turbid bay in the East China Sea.
Environmental factors in the bay (eg, salinity, transparency, and nutrients) vary spatially, and …