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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
2007-06-01
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Series: | Mediterranean Marine Science |
Online Access: | https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12132 |