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Phytoplankton community diversity indices are used to characterize the effects of eutrophication in the Northern Adriatic Sea. A derived Shannon diversity frequency spectrum provided a single biological quantification which allowed an interpretation of temporal and regional differences and which can also be used to evaluate future changes in species diversity. The data base comprised a 4+ year time series involving 300 taxa.
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Revelante, N., Gilmartin, M. Microplankton diversity indices as indicators of eutrophication in the northern adriatic sea. Hydrobiologia 70, 277–286 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00016772
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