Current status of macroinvertebrate methods used for assessing the quality of European marine waters: implementing the Water Framework Directive

A Borja, A Miles, A Occhipinti-Ambrogi, T Berg - Hydrobiologia, 2009 - Springer
This contribution reviews the current status of the macroinvertebrate methodologies proposed
for European coastal and transitional waters under the Water Framework Directive (WFD), …

An approach to the intercalibration of benthic ecological status assessment in the North Atlantic ecoregion, according to the European Water Framework Directive

A Borja, AB Josefson, A Miles, I Muxika, F Olsgard… - Marine pollution …, 2007 - Elsevier
The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) establishes a framework for the protection
and improvement of transitional and coastal waters; its final objective is to achieve at least ‘…

Nitrogen fluxes, denitrification and the role of microphytobenthos in microtidal shallow-water sediments: an annual study

K Sundbäck, A Miles, E Göransson - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2000 - int-res.com
The annual cycle of oxygen and nitrogen flux, denitrification and microphytobenthic variables
(primary production, biomass, composition and calculated N demand) were studied for 2 …

Importance of benthic nutrient regeneration during initiation of macroalgal blooms in shallow bays

K Sundbäck, A Miles, S Hulth, L Pihl… - Marine Ecology …, 2003 - int-res.com
Fast growing ephemeral algae are increasingly observed in shallow coastal waters worldwide.
This is generally considered a symptom of coastal eutrophication. It has been suggested …

Balance between denitrification and microalgal incorporation of nitrogen in microtidal sediments, NE Kattegat

K Sundbäck, A Miles - Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 2000 - int-res.com
The importance of denitrification and microphytobenthos for nitrogen removal and retention
was studied over an annual cycle in 2 microtidal shallow-water sediments, 1 sandy and 1 silty…

Nitrogen dynamics in nontidal littoral sediments: Role of microphytobenthos and denitrification

K Sundbäck, A Miles, F Linares - Estuaries and coasts, 2006 - Springer
Previous measurements from cool microtidal temperate areas suggest that microphytobenthic
incorporation of nitrogen (N) exceeds N removal by denitrification in illuminated shallow-…

Role of microphytobenthos and denitrification for nutrient turnover in embayments with floating macroalgal mats: a spring situation

K Sundbäck, A Miles - Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 2002 - int-res.com
The importance of the microphytobenthos (MPB) for nutrient turnover was studied in 2 shallow
bays on the west coast of Sweden, during the period that floating green macroalgal mats …

Foraging in the limpet Patella vulgata: the influence of rock slope on the timing of activity

…, D Morritt, P Stirling, L Teagle, A Miles… - Journal of the Marine …, 1999 - cambridge.org
Preliminary observations of limpet activity at Lough Hyne, in south-west Ireland, showed that
individuals on steep slopes were primarily active at night, when emersed; while those on …

“What would give her the best life?”: understanding why families decline pediatric home ventilation

…, JC Raisanen, NA Jabre, HH Vo, A Miles… - Journal of palliative …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Families who must decide about pediatric home ventilation rely on the clinicians
who counsel them for guidance. Most studies about pediatric home ventilation decisions …

Decadal-scale changes in the shallow subtidal benthos of an Irish marine reserve

CD Trowbridge, C Little, GM Pilling, P Stirling, A Miles - 2011 - degruyter.com
Long-term annual monitoring of rocky intertidal and shallow subtidal shores of an Irish sea
lough (1990–2010) documented major regime shifts in the past decade. When population …