Application of the bentix index in assessing ecological quality of hard substrata: a case study from the Bosphorus Strait, Turkey

In this paper, a biotic index (Bentix) has been used for the assessment of ecological quality status of shallow water hard substrate benthic ecosystems affected by coastal sewage discharges in the Bosphorus Strait. A significant difference was observed between the control and the discharge stations...

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Main Authors: E. KALKAN, S.U. KARHAN, E. MUTLU, N. SIMBOURA, M. BEKOLET
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research 2007-06-01
Series:Mediterranean Marine Science
Online Access:https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12132