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Contributions on AMBI made by the AZTI’s team
1.- Borja, A.; J. Franco & V. Pérez, 2000. A marine biotic index to establish the ecological quality of soft bottom benthos within European estuarine and coastal environments. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 40(12): 1100-1114.
2.- Borja, A.; I. Muxika and J. Franco, 2003. The application of a Marine Biotic Index to different impact sources affecting soft-bottom benthic communities along European coasts. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 46: 835-845.
3.- Borja, Á., Franco, J. and Muxika, I., 2003. Classification tools for marine ecological quality assessment: the usefulness of macrobenthic communities in an area affected by a submarine outfall. ICES CM 2003/Session J-02, Tallinn (Estonia), 24-28 September, 2003.
4.- Muxika, I., Borja, Á. and Franco, J., 2003. The use of a biotic index (AMBI) to identify spatial and temporal impact gradients on benthic communities in an estuarine area. ICES CM 2003/Session J-01, Tallinn (Estonia), 24-28 September, 2003.
5.- Salas, F., Nieto, J.M., Borja, A. and Marques, J.C., 2004. Evaluation of the applicability of a marine biotic index to characterise the status of estuarine ecosystems: the case of Mondego estuary (Portugal). Ecological Indicators, 4: 215-225.
6.- Borja, A., J. Franco, V. Valencia, J. Bald, I. Muxika, M.J. Belzunce and O. Solaun, 2004. Implementation of the European Water Framework Directive from the Basque Country (northern Spain): a methodological approach, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 48(3-4): 209-218.
7.- Borja, A., J. Franco and I. Muxika, 2004. The Biotic Indices and the Water Framework Directive: the required consensus in the new benthic monitoring tools. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 48(3-4): 405-408.
8.- Gorostiaga, J.M., Á. Borja, I. Díez, G. Francés, S. Pagola-Carte and J.I. Sáiz Salinas, 2004. Recovery of benthic communities, in polluted systems. In: Borja, A. and Collins, M. (Eds.). Oceanography and Marine Environment of the Basque Country, Elsevier Oceanography Series, 70: 549-578, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
9.- Muxika, I.; Borja, Á.; Bonne, W., 2005. The suitability of the marine biotic index (AMBI) to new impact sources along European coasts. Ecological Indicators, 5(1): 19-31.
10.- Borja, A. and I. Muxika, 2005. Do benthic indicator tools respond to all impact sources?, The case of AMBI (Azti Marine Biotic Index), p 15-18. Magni, P., J. Hyland, G. Manzella, H. Rumohr, P. Viaroli, A. Zenetos (Eds.). Proceedings of the Workshop "Indicators of Stress in the Marine Benthos", Torregrande-Oristano (Italy), 8–9 October 2004. Paris, UNESCO/IOC, IMC, 2005. iv + 46 pp., OC Workshop Reports, 195.
11.- Muniz, P., N. Venturini, A.M.S. Pires-Vanin, L.R. Tommasi and A. Borja, 2005. Testing the applicability of a Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) for assessing the ecological quality of soft-bottom benthic communities in the South America Atlantic region. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 50: 624-637.
12.- Borja, A. and I. Muxika, 2005. Guidelines for the use of AMBI (AZTI’s marine biotic index) in the assessment of the benthic ecological quality. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 50: 787-789.
13.- Borja, A., I. Muxika, J. Franco, 2006. Long-term soft-bottom benthos recovery, following urban and industrial sewage treatment in the Nervión estuary (southern Bay of Biscay). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 313: 43-55.
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