Improvement of the esca index for the evaluation of ecological quality of coralligenous habitat under the european framework directives

The ESCA (Ecological Status of Coralligenous Assemblages) index was recently developed to evaluate the ecological quality of coralligenous habitat. The study aims to improve the first index proposal through testing response to different sources of anthropogenic pressures and optimizing the sampling...

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Main Authors: L. PIAZZI, P. GENNARO, E. CECCHI, F. SERENA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research 2015-07-01
Series:Mediterranean Marine Science
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Online Access:https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12872