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Ecological evaluation of transitional and coastal waters: A marine benthic macrophytes-based model.

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dc.contributor.author Orfanidis, S. en
dc.contributor.author Panayotidis, P. en
dc.contributor.author Stamatis, N. en
dc.date.accessioned 2016-03-11T11:32:35Z
dc.date.issued 2016-03-11
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/485
dc.rights Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες *
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ *
dc.subject Coastal waters en
dc.subject Macrophytes en
dc.subject Benthic en
dc.subject Transitional waters en
dc.subject Seaweeds en
dc.subject Seagrasses en
dc.title Ecological evaluation of transitional and coastal waters: A marine benthic macrophytes-based model. en
heal.type journalArticle
heal.keywordURI **N/A**-Coastal waters
heal.keywordURI **N/A**-Macrophytes
heal.keywordURI **N/A**-Benthic
heal.keywordURI **N/A**-Transitional waters
heal.keywordURI **N/A**-Seaweeds
heal.keywordURI **N/A**-Seagrasses
heal.identifier.secondary DOI: 10.12681/mms.266
heal.dateAvailable 2016-03-11T11:37:35Z
heal.language en
heal.access free
heal.recordProvider National Agricultural Research Foundation, Fisheries Research Institute, 640 07 Nea Peramos, Kavala, Greece. en
heal.publicationDate 2001
heal.bibliographicCitation Orfanidis S., Panayotidis P., Stamatis N. (2001). Ecological evaluation of transitional and coastal waters: A marine benthic macrophytes-based model. Mediterranean Marine Science. Vol. 2/2, 2001, 45-65. en
heal.abstract A model to estimate the ecological status and identify restoration targets of transitional and coastal waters was developed. Marine benthic macrophytic species (seaweeds, seagrasses) were used to indicate shifts in the aquatic ecosystem from the pristine state with late-successional species (Ecological State Group I) to the degraded state with opportunistic (ESG II) species. The first group comprises species with a thick or calcareous thallus, low growth rates and long life cycles (perennials), whereas the second group includes sheet-like and filamentous species with high growth rates and short life cycles (annuals). Seagrasses were included in the first group, whereas Cyanophyceae and species with a coarsely branched thallus were included in the second group. The evaluation of ecological status into five categories from high to bad includes a cross comparison in a matrix of the ESGs and a numerical scoring system (Ecological Evaluation Index). The model could allow comparisons, ranking and setting of priorities at regional and national levels fulfilling the requirements of the EU Water Frame Directive. A successful application of the model was realized in selected lagoons of the Macedonian and Thrace region (North Greece) and in the Saronic Gulf coastal ecosystems (Central Greece). en
heal.publisher N.C.M.R. (National Center for Marine Research) en
heal.journalName Mediterranean Marine Science en
heal.journalType peer-reviewed
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