The Use of Zooplankton Metrics to Determine the Trophic Status and Ecological Potential: An Approach in a Large Mediterranean Watershed

In the European Water Framework Directive, zooplankton was not included as a Biological Quality Element despite its important place in the aquatic trophic web. In the present study on zooplankton abundances and biomasses, we used several metrics to test their ability to detect differences among trop...

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Main Authors: Manuel E. Muñoz-Colmenares, María D. Sendra, Xavier Sòria-Perpinyà, Juan Miguel Soria, Eduardo Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/17/2382