An overview of ecological status, vulnerability and future perspectives of European large shallow, semi-enclosed coastal systems, lagoons and transitional waters

A Newton, F Jorissen, MP Nardelli, A Almogi-Labin… - Marine …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Most environmental bio-monitoring methods using the species composition of marine faunas
define the Ecological Quality Status of soft bottom ecosystems based on the relative …

Implementation of the European water framework directive from the Basque country (northern Spain): a methodological approach

Á Borja, J Franco, V Valencia, J Bald, I Muxika… - Marine pollution …, 2004‏ - Elsevier
The European Water Framework Directive provides a challenge in the development of new
and accurate methodologies. It addresses assessment of Ecological Quality Status within …

Paradox of estuarine quality: benthic indicators and indices, consensus or debate for the future

JC Dauvin - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2007‏ - Elsevier
The European Water Framework Directive will have instituted the concept of Ecological
Quality Status (EQS) as a way to assess the biological quality of water masses. The EQS will …

Assessing the environmental quality status in estuarine and coastal systems: comparing methodologies and indices

A Borja, DM Dauer - Ecological indicators, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Increasingly on a worldwide scale, legislation has been adopted to determine the ecological
integrity of surface waters including streams, rivers, lakes, estuaries and coastal waters. An …

Guidelines for the use of AMBI (AZTI's Marine Biotic Index) in the assessment of the benthic ecological quality

A Borja, I Muxika - Marine pollution bulletin, 2005‏ - Elsevier
Recently, interest on benthic indicators has increased dramatically, with a long list of new
indicators proposed (see Diaz et al., 2004, for a revision). One such indicator, the AMBI, was …