title: Can plankton communities be considered as bio-indicators of water quality in the Lagoon of Venice?
abstract: This study examines whether plankton of the Lagoon of Venice could be considered as a bio-indicator of areas subjected to various anthropogenic influences. This study was a two year hydrochemical and biological survey in five areas of the Lagoon of Venice, each with different environmental conditions due to pollution from urban, industrial, thermal and agricultural wastes. Phytoplankton associations did not show any promising species. In the different lagoonal areas, this community was differentiated into its major groups. In contrast, the copepod Acartia tonsa Dana could be considered as a target species in highly eutrophic areas.
authors.affiliation: ISMAR--Biologia del Mare, National Research Council (C.N.R.), Riva Sette Martiri 1364/A, Venice 30122, Italy. bianchi@ibm.ve.cnr.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Acri
authors.forename: F Bernardi
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Aubry
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berton
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boldrin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Camatti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cassin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Comaschi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D007558:Italy; D010839:Phytoplankton; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity*; D015048:Zooplankton
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D014873:Water Pollutants