Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Science Mashhad, Iran. belintavakoli332@gmail.com
Environ Sci Process Impacts, 2017 Aug 16;19(8):1086-1103.
PMID: 28776620 DOI: 10.1039/c7em00200a

Abstract

A set of methodological tools was tested to assess the sensitivity of several ecological and biological indices to eutrophication while at the same time attempting to explore a linkage among pressures, classification assessment and drivers. Industrial discharges, harbor activities, natural interactions and river discharges are the pressures most related to the eutrophication process in tropical coastal water bodies. Among the eutrophication indices used, TRIX and operational indicators overestimated the eutrophication status in the study area, but EI and chl-a seems to be a rather responsive index to reflect the first stage of eutrophication. It is noteworthy that EI and chl-a showed better overall agreement with the ecological quality status (EcoQ) showing that probably it reflects the indirect relation of macrobenthic with water eutrophication in a better way. An ecological boundary of EI and chl-a from moderate to poor may be needed in order to explain the poor status of relatively eutrophic Klang Strait coastal sites.

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