Macroalgae is a biological key element for the assessment of the ecological status in coastal
waters in the frame of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EC). Here …

Associations of benthic invertebrates from Potter Cove (Antarctica) were defined from photo-
transects. Density, percentage cover, species richness S′, diversity index H′, evenness …

The mollusc Patella ferruginea, endemic to the Mediterranean, is the most endangered
marine species on the list of the European Council Directive 92/43/EEC and it is under …

The mytilid Brachidontes rodriguezii (d'Orbigny, 1846) is the dominant organism on intertidal
rocky substrata in warm-temperate shores of Argentina. Beds of this mussel were sampled at …

Sewage pollution effect in a coastal area of the Southwestern Atlantic was tested, through
the use of analysis of biological traits (BTA) and functional indices. Changes in the …

Ecological communities are increasingly exposed to multiple chemical and physical
stressors, but distinguishing anthropogenic impacts from other environmental drivers …

Continuous and short-term disturbances are produced on intertidal Brachidontes rodriguezii
mussel beds by the sewage outfall of Mar del Plata, SW Atlantic. The effects on the …

Sampling of sublittoral macroalgal assemblages was carried out in 1982 and 1999 along the
coast of Catalonia (Northwestern Mediterranean, Spain) in order to study long-term changes …

Following the closure of 2 outfalls, changes in the number of species and abundance of
intertidal organisms at 2 decommissioned outfalls were compared with control (sewage …

This work describes short-term responses of sandy-bottom infaunal macrobenthic
communities to environmental disturbances, such as episodic storms and the intertidal …