Assessing the Benthic Ecological Quality in the Intertidal Zone of Cheonsu Bay, Korea, Using Multiple Biotic Indices

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 272
• Main Authors: Liang, Jian, Ma, Chae-Woo, Kim, Seon-Kyu, Park, Sang-Hyeok
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Amphipoda; Analysis; Biomass; Chemical oxygen demand; Coastal ecosystems; Ecosystems; Environmental protection; eutrophication; freshwater; Grain size; littoral zone; natural resources conservation; Ocean currents; Particle size; pollution; Polychaeta; Protection and preservation; Sediments; South Korea; Tide pool ecology; South Korea

With the growing global focus on marine environmental conservation and management, it is imperative to evaluate the ecological quality of marine ecosystems accurately. In this study, we employed seven biotic indices, namely the AZTI marine biotic index (AMBI), BENTIX, benthic opportunistic polychaet...