The Seascape as an Indicator of Environmental Interest and Quality of the Mediterranean Benthos: The in Situ Development of a Description Index: The LIMA

Gobert, Sylvie; Aurélia Chéry; Alexandre Volpon; Corinne Pelaprat; Pierre Lejeune

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-03440-9_18

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The Seascape as an Indicator of Environmental Interest and Quality of the Mediterranean Benthos: The in Situ Development of a Description Index: The LIMA

Gobert, Sylvie; Aurélia Chéry; Alexandre Volpon et al.

2014 • In Musard, Olivier (Ed.) Underwater Seascape

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Remarkable species; invasive species; bethos; seagrass; interest and quality index; Corsica

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[en] The LIMA index conveys the environmental interest and quality of the landscape formed by the Mediterranean benthos, ranging from 0 to − 40 m, in numerical format. The LIMA index allows a comparison spatially and temporarily between sites. It is a comprehensive index which is easy to implement and is composed of two factors: a topographical description (classification of 15 typologies) and a biological description (the presence or absence of some thirty species or groups of structuring, remarkable and invasive species). The LIMA index has been validated in he Bay of Calvi (Corsica-France) where it varies between 0.31 and 0.79 on a scale of 0.00–1.00.

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Environmental sciences & ecology
Aquatic sciences & oceanology

Author, co-author :

Gobert, Sylvie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Océanologie

Aurélia Chéry; STARESO sas

Alexandre Volpon; STARESO sas

Corinne Pelaprat; STARESO sas

Pierre Lejeune; STARESO sas

Language :

English

Title :

The Seascape as an Indicator of Environmental Interest and Quality of the Mediterranean Benthos: The in Situ Development of a Description Index: The LIMA

Publication date :

2014

Main work title :

Underwater Seascape

Main work alternative title :

[en] Paysage Sous-Marins

Editor :

Musard, Olivier

Publisher :

Springer International, Switzerland

Pages :

273-287

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Peer reviewed

Funders :

Agence de l'eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse
OEC - Office de l'Environnement de la Corse
Dreal
Agence des Aires Marines Protégées

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