Assessing the ecological status of Mediterranean coastal lagoons using macroinvertebrates. Comparison of the most commonly used methods.

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dc.contributor.author	Reizopoulou, S.	en
dc.contributor.author	Simboura, N.	en
dc.contributor.author	Sigala, K.	en
dc.contributor.author	Barbone, E.	en
dc.contributor.author	Aleffi, F.	en
dc.contributor.author	Kaisakis, G.	en
dc.contributor.author	Rosati, I.	en
dc.contributor.author	Basset, A.	en
dc.contributor.author	Nicolaidou, A.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2016-04-12T10:26:54Z
dc.date.issued	2016-04-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/952
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	Mediterranean coastal lagoons	en
dc.subject	Macroinvertebrates	en
dc.title	Assessing the ecological status of Mediterranean coastal lagoons using macroinvertebrates. Comparison of the most commonly used methods.	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.keywordURI	N/A-Mediterranean coastal lagoons
heal.keywordURI	N/A-Macroinvertebrates
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.12681/mms.606
heal.identifier.secondary	GB(7078
heal.dateAvailable	2016-04-12T10:31:54Z
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, Anavyssos, Greece.	en
heal.recordProvider	DiSTeBA, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.	it
heal.recordProvider	Marine Biology Laboratory, Trieste.	en
heal.recordProvider	Department of Zoology Marine Biology, School of Biology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.	en
heal.publicationDate	2014
heal.bibliographicCitation	Reizopoulou S., Simboura N., Sigala K., Barbone E., Aleffi F., Kaisakis G., Rosati I., Basset A., Nicolaidou A. . (2014). Assessing the ecological status of Mediterranean coastal lagoons using macroinvertebrates. Comparison of the most commonly used methods. Mediterranean Marine Science. Vol. 15(3), 602-612.	en
heal.abstract	Benthic communities were studied twice (during the autumn and spring) in three Mediterranean coastal lagoons located in Greece (Logarou) and Italy (Cesine and Grado-Marano). The species composition and distribution, community diversity, species richness, dominant taxa and their ecological identity, benthic trophic and biomass size structure were investigated in these lagoons and the results were correlated with the environmental variables. The overall similarity based on species composition and abundance among the lagoons was low due to the differences in the dominant environmental factors, whereas the variations in the community diversity and species richness were mainly related to the degree of marine influence, reflecting the natural structure. The benthic classification indices AMBI, M-AMBI, BENTIX, BO2A, ISD and ISS were applied to assess the ecological status of the lagoons studied. The results revealed that the biotic indices AMBI, M-AMBI, BENTIX, and BO2A were not adequately efficient due to the natural dominance of the tolerant and opportunistic species and the correlation of the species diversity with natural stress. The ISD and ISS, on the other hand, based on size distribution frequencies and on size spectra sensitivity, respectively, showed good discrimination power among the impacted and unimpacted sites. The results indicate that except for species sensitivity, other traits of the communities such as the biomass or size structure could be more robust, sensitive and suitable for assessing the ecological quality of lagoons.	en
heal.publisher	H.C.M.R. (Hellenic Center for Marine Research).	en
heal.journalName	Mediterranean Marine Science.	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.coverage.spatial	Logarou Lagoon, Hellas.	el
heal.coverage.spatial	Cesine and Grado-Marano Lagoons, Italy.	el