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OCEANOGRAPHY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

B04. BIOMARKERS - ECOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY

  • Definition of the Ecological Quality of Water systems and Biological Data for the Ecological Quality Assessment.
  • Typology, reference conditions and classification of the Ecological Quality. Concepts of physical geography and ecology of water systems.
  • The eco-region of the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Types of water bodies in coastal, transitional, flowing and lake waters.
  • Heavily modified water systems.
  • Adaptations of aquatic organisms in the abiotic environment.
  • Competition.
  • Species as indicators of environmental disturbance.
  • Biocommumity Dynamic.
  • Biological indicators for the measurement of Ecological Quality. Indicators based on the biological elements "zoobenthos", "phytobenthos", "phytoplankton", " ichthyofauna ".