JAMP Eutrophication Monitoring Guidelines: Benthos (OSPAR Agreement 2012-12).
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2012Corporate Author
OSPAR Commission
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bottom macrozoobenthos) generally occur in recognisable states, depending on the substrate, depth, wave exposure and salinity etc. Macrobenthic communities are an appropriate target for monitoring since:
a) an important component of benthic communities is that formed by species which are long-lived and which therefore integrate environmental change over long periods of time;
b) they are relatively easy to sample quantitatively;
c) they are well-studied scientifically, compared with other sediment-dwelling components (e.g. meiofauna and microfauna) and taxonomic keys are available for most groups;
d) community structure responds in a predictable manner to a number of anthropogenic influences (thus, the results of change can be interpreted with a degree of confidence);
e) there may be direct links with commercially valued resources, e.g. fish (via feeding) and edible molluscs;
f) the floral part integrates long-term change of water quality (turbidity).
Nutrient enrichment/eutrophi.....
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OSPAR CommissionLondon, UK
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enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.2Essential Ocean Variables (EOV)
Invertebrate abundance and distribution (*emerging)Maturity Level
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OSPAR Commission (2012) JAMP Eutrophication Monitoring Guidelines: Benthos. (OSPAR Agreement 2012-12) . London, UK, OSPAR Commission, 15pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25607/OBP-2000Collections
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