In the last decades, the need to develop biotic metrics that best represent the ecological
quality and biotic integrity of a given environment has been discussed. Functional …

Offshore and coastal wind power is one of the fastest growing industries in many areas,
especially those with shallow coastal regions due to the preferable generation conditions …

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Validation of the AZTI's Fish Index (AFI), proposed for the Basque Country (northern Spain),
in assessing fish quality within the Water Framework Directive (WFD), is undertaken. The …

Biotic indices have become key assessment tools in most recent national and trans-national
policies aimed at improving the quality of coastal waters and the integrity of their associated …

Anthropogenic activities can have a great influence on water quality and in the availability of
habitat and food resources, which can promote changes in the trophic diversity and carbon …

A habitat approach was promoted in the framework of ecological status assessment of
transitional waters, assuming the importance of habitat heterogeneity to the overall system …

The present study describes the spatial and temporal structure of the estuarine fish
community in the internal sector of the Amazon Estuary. Samples were obtained in the main …

The aim of the present study is to provide information on the ecological integrity of an
industrial district located in the estuary of Pará River (Amazon estuary), by applying a …

Environmental flow (e-flow) is the water demand of one given ecosystem, which can become
the flow regulation target for protection and restoration of river or estuarine ecosystems. In …