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Shifts in estuarine macroinvertebrate communities associated with water quality and climate change

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dc.contributor.authorGoulding, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Pedro M.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Gilda
dc.contributor.authorMedeiros, João Paulo
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Frederico
dc.contributor.authorMetelo, Inês
dc.contributor.authorFreitas, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorChainho, Paula
dc.contributor.authorCosta, José Lino
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-17T13:37:08Z
dc.date.available2021-12-17T13:37:08Z
dc.date.issued2021-11
dc.description.abstractThe present work aims to identify changes in the macroinvertebrate community of the Tagus estuary (Portugal) due to improvements in water quality and to climate change. Data was collected over a period of 16 years (1998–2014) from different sites located along the estuarine gradient. The AZTI Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) was used to assess the ecological quality status based on benthic invertebrate communities and identify possible variations associated with changes in water quality. The overall distribution of each species was examined to detect possible changes associated with climate, based on species’ affinity for more temperate or subtropical climates. Results demonstrate that there was an overall improvement of AMBI scores during the assessment period. The analysis of the geographical distribution of benthic species seems to indicate that there has been an increase of species which prefer subtropical climates in the shallower waters of the estuary, whereas in the deeper estuarine sections the propensity is for species that prefer temperate climates.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmars.2021.698576pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2296-7745
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17404
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SApt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAMBIpt_PT
dc.subjectEcological statuspt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectLong term data analysispt_PT
dc.subjectTemporal changept_PT
dc.subjectSpecies distributionpt_PT
dc.subjectGlobal changept_PT
dc.titleShifts in estuarine macroinvertebrate communities associated with water quality and climate changept_PT
dc.title.alternativeMudanças nas comunidades estuarinas macroinvertebradas associadas à qualidade da água e às mudanças climáticaspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Marine Sciencept_PT
oaire.citation.volume8pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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