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 …

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 …