Determining the Ecological Status of Benthic Coastal Communities: A Case in an Anthropized Sub-Arctic Area

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Dreujou, Elliot, Desroy, Nicolas, Carrière, Julie, Tréau De Coeli, Lisa, Mckindsey, Christopher W., Archambault, Philippe
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2021
• Subjects: environmental indicators; ecological status; coastal benthos; macrofauna; Gulf of St; Lawrence; Arctic; Canada; Sept-Îles
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00687/79910/82820.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00687/79910/82821.docx; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.637546; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00687/79910/

With the widespread influence of human activities on marine ecosystems, evaluation of ecological status provides valuable information for conservation initiatives and sustainable development. To this end, many environmental indicators have been developed worldwide and there is a growing need to eval...