[HTML][HTML] Macroalgal assemblages as indicators of the ecological status of marine coastal systems: A review

R D'Archino, L Piazzi - Ecological indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Macroalgae have been utilized as biological indicators of ecosystem health in many
monitoring programs worldwide. These programs have utilized various methods to quantify …

Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surface sediments of the Bayan Lepas area, Penang, Malaysia

S Khodami, M Surif, WM WO, R Daryanabard - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the spatial and temporal distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cr,
Cu, Co, Fe, Pb, Ni, V, and Zn) in the sediments of Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone of …

Response of rocky shore communities to anthropogenic pressures in Albania (Mediterranean Sea): Ecological status assessment through the CARLIT method

A Blanfuné, CF Boudouresque, M Verlaque… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
The lower mid-littoral and shallow subtidal communities were studied in the district of Vlora
(Albania), three years after the establishment of a Marine Protected Area, with particular …

The CARLIT method for the assessment of the ecological quality of European Mediterranean waters: Relevance, robustness and possible improvements

A Blanfuné, T Thibaut, CF Boudouresque, V Mačić… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
The application of the European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires the
assessment of the ecological status (ES) of coastal waters in order to detect environmental …

First assessment of the ecological status in the Levant Basin: Application of the CARLIT index along the Lebanese coastline

A Badreddine, M Abboud-Abi Saab, F Gianni… - Ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Macroalgae is one of the Biological Quality Elements (BQE) used by several indexes
conceived in the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) for the assessment of the …

Ecological status improvement over a decade along the Ligurian coast according to a macroalgae based index (CARLIT)

G De La Fuente, M Chiantore, F Gaino, V Asnaghi - PloS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
According to the Water Framework Directive, within 2015 European Union countries must
reach and maintain the “good” Ecological Status (ES), quantified through indices based on …

Statistical analysis of the distribution of infralittoral Cystoseira populations on pristine coasts of four Tyrrhenian islands: Proposed adjustment to the CARLIT index

GJ Lasinio, MA Tullio, D Ventura, G Ardizzone… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
The influence of geomorphological features on the distribution of Cystoseira populations
along the coasts of four pristine islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy, central Mediterranean) …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue nutrient contents of the red alga Ellisolandia elongata as a tool to assess the ecological status in NW Mediterranean coastal waters

P Susana, E Jordana, E Ballesteros - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Eutrophication is a major threat to aquatic ecosystems because excessive nutrient
enrichment may result in biodiversity loss, profound functional changes and reduction of …

A practical approach to improve the statistical performance of surface water monitoring networks

N Kotamäki, M Järvinen, P Kauppila… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
The representativeness of aquatic ecosystem monitoring and the precision of the
assessment results are of high importance when implementing the EU's Water Framework …

The role of competitor, stress-tolerant and opportunist species in the development of indexes based on rocky shore assemblages for the assessment of ecological …

S Pinedo, E Ballesteros - Ecological indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
The existence of three different ecological strategies (competitor, stress-tolerant, opportunist)
has been widely recognized in the scientific literature and in the development of several …