[PDF][PDF] Typology in Mediterranean transitional waters: new challenges and perspectives

A Basset, L Sabetta, A Fonnesu, D Mouillot… - Aquatic Conservation …, 2006 - academia.edu
Transitional waters are ecotones between terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems,
being characterized by high spatial heterogeneity and temporal variability. 2. The EU Water …

Changes in the benthic macroinvertebrate fauna of a large microtidal estuary following extreme modifications aimed at reducing eutrophication

MD Wildsmith, TH Rose, IC Potter, RM Warwick… - Marine Pollution …, 2009 - Elsevier
An artificial channel was opened in 1994 between the microtidal Peel–Harvey Estuary and
the Indian Ocean to increase tidal exchange and thus ameliorate the problems of …

Species and functional diversity of marine macrobenthic community and benthic habitat quality assessment in semi-enclosed waters upon recovering from …

Y Shi, G Zhang, G Zhang, Y Wen, Y Guo, L Peng… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the structure and function of macrobenthic community in Bohai Bay
upon improvement of water quality due to pollution abatement. A total of 166 species were …

[HTML][HTML] A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea

B Mikac - Zootaxa, 2015 - biotaxa.org
The checklist of polychaetes of the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean) based on bibliographic
sources published from 1840 to 2014, as well as on novel data, with 49 new records for the …

Distribution and ecological relevance of fine sediments in organic-enriched lagoons: the case study of the Cabras lagoon (Sardinia, Italy)

P Magni, G De Falco, S Como, D Casu, A Floris… - Marine Pollution …, 2008 - Elsevier
In organic-enriched sedimentary systems, like many Mediterranean coastal lagoons, a
detailed analysis of sediment grain size composition and partitioning within the muds is …

Sediment features, macrozoobenthic assemblages and trophic relationships (δ13C and δ15N analysis) following a dystrophic event with anoxia and sulphide …

P Magni, S Rajagopal, G Van der Velde, G Fenzi… - Marine pollution …, 2008 - Elsevier
Macrozoobenthic assemblages and stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope
values of various primary producers (macroalgae and angiosperms) and consumers …

Relationships between chemical characteristics of sediments and macrofaunal communities in the Cabras lagoon (Western Mediterranean, Italy)

P Magni, S Micheletti, D Casu, A Floris, G Giordani… - Hydrobiologia, 2005 - Springer
The Cabras lagoon is a large and shallow transitional system which periodically suffers from
dystrophic events leading to massive losses of its biological resources. Excessive organic …

Long‐term records (1781–2013) of European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) production in the Comacchio Lagoon (Italy): evaluation of local and global factors as causes of …

V Aschonitis, G Castaldelli, M Lanzoni… - Aquatic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Several eel species have undergone extensive declines at both local and global level. The
aim of this study was to identify the reasons for the collapse of the European eel (Anguilla …

Towards the application of the Water Framework Directive in Italy: assessing the potential of benthic tools in Adriatic coastal transitional ecosystems

C Munari, M Mistri - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2010 - Elsevier
The potential of four benthic indices (AMBI/M-AMBI, BENTIX, BITS) was assessed in Italian
coastal transitional ecosystems. The community composition showed a strong dominance of …

Ability of benthic indicators to assess ecological quality in estuaries following management

H Veríssimo, JM Neto, H Teixeira, JN Franco… - Ecological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Robust approaches to evaluate ecological quality in aquatic ecosystems become
demanding concomitantly with the degradation resulting from increasing human-induced …