The pressures and the ecological quality status of the Marmara Sea (Turkey) by using marine macroalgae and angiosperms Ergün Taşkın Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey İbrahim Tan TÜBİTAK, Marmara Research Center, Turkey Orkide Minareci Celal Bayar University, Turkey Ersin Minareci Celal Bayar University, Turkey Hakan Atabay TÜBİTAK, Marmara Research Center, Turkey Çolpan Polat-Beken TÜBİTAK, Marmara Research Center, Turkey This is a section of Eighth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas. Problems and Measurement Techniques”(DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1) by Donatella Carboni, Laura Bonora, Matteo De Vincenzi Firenze University Press Firenze 2020 https://doi.org/10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1.63

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In the present study, the Marine Floristic Ecological Index (MARFEI) was tested to assess the impacts by using marine benthic macrophytes and pressures by using the Macroalgae-Land Uses Simplified Index (MA-LUSI) in the Marmara Sea (Turkey). Sampling of benthic macrophytes was made from 0-5 m depth at 29 different sites during the summer periods of 2017, 2018 and 2019. The study revealed good ecological status class (ESC) for 6 sites, moderate for 11 sites, poor for 8 sites and bad for 4 sites. MARFEIeqr showed a negative linear relationship with the pressure index MA-LUSI.

 Ecological quality MARFEI MA-LUSI Marine angiosperms macroalgae Turkey

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