Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6356464 | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2015 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Biological and geochemical variables in the water column and sediments were monitored along a transect of a mussel farm located in a transitional environment in Maliakos Gulf, a semi-enclosed gulf in eastern Mediterranean. Analyses of water, sediment and macrofauna samples were used to calculate ecological status indicators in the context of the European Water Framework Directive. The water column ecological status was “Poor” or “Bad” showing little change with distance from the farm, but the ecological status of the benthic communities was found to be “Good,” although there were quantitative changes in macrofaunal indices with distance from the farm.
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Authors
Panagiotis D. Dimitriou, Ioannis Karakassis, Paraskevi Pitta, Tatiana Margo Tsagaraki, Eugenia T. Apostolaki, Iordanis Magiopoulos, Nikolaos Nikolioudakis, Santi Diliberto, John A. Theodorou, Ioannis Tzovenis, Ifigenia Kagalou, Paraskevi Beza,