Assessing the ecological status of Italian lagoons using a biomass-based index
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We compared the performance of abundance- and biomass-based M-AMBI in the 13 major Italian lagoons, using a benthic dataset constituted by 208 sampling sites. The relative importance of ecological groups changed when using abundance or biomass, sometimes leading to an improved ecological status classification. Being biomass more ecologically relevant than abundance, the adoption of a biomass-based index may better describe the ecological status of lagoons, where the community is naturally disturbed and dominated by tolerant and opportunist species.
- National Research Council Italy
- National Research Council Sri Lanka
- Institute of Marine Science Italy
- University of Ferrara Italy
- University of Pisa Italy
M-AMBI, Abundance, Biomass, Lagoons, Mediterranean Sea, HUMAN PRESSURES, MARINE BIOTIC INDEX, M-AMBI, Abundance; Biomass; Lagoons; M-AMBI; Mediterranean Sea, ESTUARINE, Abundance, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS, QUALITY, Animals, Biomass, Estuaries, BOHAI BAY CHINA, ENVIRONMENTS, Lagoons, Environmental Monitoring
M-AMBI, Abundance, Biomass, Lagoons, Mediterranean Sea, HUMAN PRESSURES, MARINE BIOTIC INDEX, M-AMBI, Abundance; Biomass; Lagoons; M-AMBI; Mediterranean Sea, ESTUARINE, Abundance, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS, QUALITY, Animals, Biomass, Estuaries, BOHAI BAY CHINA, ENVIRONMENTS, Lagoons, Environmental Monitoring
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