The effects of beam-trawl disturbance on infaunal communities in different habitats

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 348-358

  Kaiser, Michel J ^a   Spencer, Brian E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beam trawling; Benthic community; Disturbance; Habitat; Infauna

Indexed keywords

BEAM TRAWL; BEAM-TRAWLS; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INFAUNA; INFAUNAL; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SEDIMENT; TRAWLING;

IRISH SEA;

EID: 0029767343     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5881     Document Type: Article

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