We applied a thermodynamic and network analysis on the micro and meio-benthic community in a wide coastal area of the southern Adriatic Sea in order to assess ecosystem health and to identify useful descriptors of environmental quality. The analysis of the micro and meio-benthic system in terms of organic matter, bacteria, microphytobenthos and meiofauna reflected changes occurring in the trophic state of benth...
Holistic indicators such as exergy and ascendency have been widely employed to assess the health of ecosystems given by their structure, function and organization. In this study we calculate the exergy, specific exergy and ascendency for the microbenthic loop that represents a major sub-system within the marine food chain. The analysis of the microbenthic loop investigated in terms of organic matter, bacteria, ...
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