Caeiro, S.Costa, Maria H.Goovaerts, PierreMartins, Flávio Augusto Bastos da Cruz2009-02-132009-02-132006ECSA 41st International Conference "Measuring and managing changes in estuaries and lagoons". - Venice, 15-20 October 2006. - 1 pAUT: FMA00440;http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/166An integration of sediment physical, chemical, biological, and toxicity data is necessary for a meaningful interpretation of the complex sediment conditions in the marine environment. Assessment of benthic community is a vital component for that interpretation, yet their evaluation is complex and requires a large expenditure of time and funds. Thus, there is a need for new tools that are less expensive and more understandable for managers. This paper presents a benthic biotope index to predict from physical and chemical variables the occurrence of macrobenthic habitats, applied to Sado Estuary, as a case of study.application/pdfengEstuárioLagunagem532journal article