Review and evaluation of estuarine biotic indices to assess benthic condition
Recently there has been a growing interest and need for sound and robust ecological
indices to evaluate ecosystem status and condition, mainly under the scope of the Water …
indices to evaluate ecosystem status and condition, mainly under the scope of the Water …
Current status of macroinvertebrate methods used for assessing the quality of European marine waters: implementing the Water Framework Directive
This contribution reviews the current status of the macroinvertebrate methodologies
proposed for European coastal and transitional waters under the Water Framework Directive …
proposed for European coastal and transitional waters under the Water Framework Directive …
Ecosystem services as a resilience descriptor in habitat risk assessment using the InVEST model
Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems has been increasing as a result of human perturbations
that compromise the ability to provide multiple ecosystem services. Vulnerability is a function …
that compromise the ability to provide multiple ecosystem services. Vulnerability is a function …
Response of single benthic metrics and multi-metric methods to anthropogenic pressure gradients, in five distinct European coastal and transitional ecosystems
In recent times many benthic indices have been proposed to assess the ecological quality of
marine waters worldwide. In this study we compared single metrics and multi-metric …
marine waters worldwide. In this study we compared single metrics and multi-metric …
Benthic meiofauna as indicator of ecological changes in estuarine ecosystems: The use of nematodes in ecological quality assessment
Estuarine meiofauna communities have been only recently considered to be good indicators
of ecological quality, exhibiting several advantages over macrofauna, such as their small …
of ecological quality, exhibiting several advantages over macrofauna, such as their small …
Evaluation of future estuarine floods in a sea level rise context
CL Lopes, MC Sousa, A Ribeiro, H Pereira… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Reliable predictions of future inundation extent within estuaries require a precise evaluation
of future extreme sea levels and the application of accurate numerical models that account …
of future extreme sea levels and the application of accurate numerical models that account …
The role of freshwater inflow in lagoons, rivers, and bays
The aim of this study was to compare the impact of different freshwater inflow volumes on
benthic communities and water column dynamics in different estuary classes. Benthic and …
benthic communities and water column dynamics in different estuary classes. Benthic and …
Integration of DNA-based approaches in aquatic ecological assessment using benthic macroinvertebrates
Benthic macroinvertebrates are among the most used biological quality elements for
assessing the condition of all types of aquatic ecosystems worldwide (ie, fresh water …
assessing the condition of all types of aquatic ecosystems worldwide (ie, fresh water …
Paradigmatic responses of marine benthic communities to different anthropogenic pressures, using M‐AMBI, within the European Water Framework Directive
The use of AMBI and M‐AMBI in benthic quality assessments, within the European Water
Framework Directive (WFD), has increased dramatically in recent years. M‐AMBI is a …
Framework Directive (WFD), has increased dramatically in recent years. M‐AMBI is a …
The performance of trait-based indices in an estuarine environment
The performance of several indices of benthic functioning, based on the traits of estuarine
macro-invertebrates, was tested in the lower Mondego estuary (Portugal), whose two arms …
macro-invertebrates, was tested in the lower Mondego estuary (Portugal), whose two arms …