Effects of scallop dredging on a soft sediment community: A large-scale experimental study

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 131-150

  Currie, David R ^a   Parry, Gregory D ^a  

^a Vic Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

BACI; Benthic community; Environmental impact; Fishing impact; Scallop dredging

Indexed keywords

BACI; BENTHOS; BOTTOM TRAWLING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SCALLOP DREDGING;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, PORT PHILLIP BAY;

EID: 0029668917     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps134131     Document Type: Article

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