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ArchiMer
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France
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Título: |
Assessment of the ecological status of Mediterranean French coastal waters as required by the Water Framework Directive using the Posidonia oceanica Rapid Easy Index: PREI
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Autores: |
Gobert, Sylvie
Sartoretto, Stephane
Rico-raimondino, Valerie
Andral, Bruno
Chery, Aurelia
Lejeune, Pierre
Boissery, Pierre
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Data: |
2009-11
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Ano: |
2009
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Water Frame Directive
Ecological Quality Ratio
Coastal water
Mediterranean Sea
Posidonia oceanica
Seagrass
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Resumo: |
This paper describes the PREI (Posidonia oceanica Rapid Easy Index), a method used to assess the ecological status of seawater along Mediterranean French coasts. The PREI was drawn up according to the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD 2000/60/EC) and was tested on 24 and 18 stations in PACA (Provence-Alpes-Cotes d'Azur) and Corsica, respectively. The PREI is based on five metrics: shoot density, shoot leaf surface area, E/L ratio (epiphytic biomass/leaf biomass), depth of lower limit, and type of this lower limit. The 42 studied stations were classified in the first four levels of status: high, good, moderate and poor. The PREI values ranged between 0.280 and 0.847; this classification is in accordance with our field knowledge and with our knowledge of the literature. The PREI was validated regarding human pressure levels (r(2)=0.74). (http://eurex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2000: 327:0001:0072:EN:PDF). (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Text
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Inglês
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http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6949.pdf
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.06.012
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Editor: |
Elsevier
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Relação: |
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/6949/
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application/pdf
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Fonte: |
Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X) (Elsevier), 2009-11 , Vol. 58 , N. 11 , P. 1727-1733
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2009 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
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