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1. Talitrid and Tylid crustaceans bioecology as a tool to monitor and assess sandy beaches’ ecological quality condition

Author:
Gonçalves, Sílvia C.; Anastácio, Pedro M.; Marques, João C.
Source:
Ecological indicators 2013 v.29 pp. 549-557
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Crustacea; beaches; case studies; ecosystems; environmental impact; environmental monitoring; environmental quality; humans; life history; population ecology; Italy; Portugal; Tunisia
Abstract:
... In the last decades, the sharp increase of human activities on sandy beaches has introduced several detrimental impacts on these ecosystems, highlighting the importance of developing environmental quality assessments and sustainable management and protection plans for these environments. The study of key species at the population level represents an adequate and important approach to the ecosystem ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.01.035

2. The usefulness of large body-size macroinvertebrates in the rapid ecological assessment of Mediterranean lagoons

Author:
Pinna, Maurizio; Marini, Gabriele; Rosati, Ilaria; Neto, João M.; Patrício, Joana; Marques, João Carlos; Basset, Alberto
Source:
Ecological indicators 2013 v.29 pp. 48-61
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
biomass; body size; compliance; cost effectiveness; data collection; ecosystems; macroinvertebrates; monitoring; sieves; sieving; species diversity; Italy
Abstract:
... The success of a monitoring programme depends on the precision and accuracy of assessment tools, on the costs of sampling and laboratory procedures, on the time lag between sampling and the availability of the results. Aquatic ecosystem monitoring programmes using macroinvertebrates, developed in compliance with the EC Water Framework Directive, are constrained by assessment tools which require ec ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.12.011