Abstract

This study presents a biotic index (?) for measuring environmental quality in the coastal lagoons of the Mediterranean.Index ? considers combined anthropogenic (pollution) and natural factors (prohibitive salinity, anoxia, toxic blooms, isolation fromsea, etc.) of deterioration. The method is based on the principle of indicator species and on the conceptual scheme developed by Frisoniet al. (1984) according to which there are six possible sub-assemblages (Zones) of benthic macrofauna, each indicating a different levelof environmental quality. The procedure requires defining the relative extent of the Zones in the lagoon under study, and the number ofspecies and the mean biomass of benthic macrofauna present in each. The three metrics are applied in the index formula and theresulting number from one to ten indicates increasing environmental quality. The authors have validated the index by applying it to twolagoons, Lesina and Varano (S.Adriatic, Italy).

Autore Pugliese

• Specchiulli Antonietta , Cilenti Lucrezia , Scirocco Tommaso

Tutti gli autori

• T. Scirocco; L. Cilenti; A. Specchiulli ; P. Breber

Titolo volume/Rivista

Journal of environmental science and engineering

Anno di pubblicazione

2011

ISSN

1934-8932

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