Comparison of two methods for the ecological status assessment of benthic intertidal macroalgae within the Basque coast, for the European Water Framework Directive

within the Basque coast, for the European Water Framework Directive M.-N. de Casamajor(1), E. Ar Gall (2), M. Le Duff (2) & A. Borja (3) (1) Ifremer, HGS/Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques d’Aquitaine, UFR Cote Basque, 1, allee du Parc Montaury 64600 Anglet-France (2) Laboratoire d’Ecophysiologie et de Biotechnologie des Halophytes et des Algues Marines, IUEM /UBO Technopole Brest-Iroise Place Nicolas Copernic 29280 Plouzane-Brittany, France (3) AZTI Tecnalia / Marine Research Division Herrera kaia portualdea z/g 20110 Pasaia-Spain Contact: mndecasa@ifremer.fr Tel.: 02-29-00-85-81 – Fax: 02-29-00-85-52