The subsidiary impacts of dredging (and trawling) on a subtidal benthic molluscan community in the southern waters of Hong Kong

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 701-710

  Morton, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bivalvia; Gastropoda; Mollusca; Subtidal benthos; Suction dredging; Trawling impacts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISHING; GASTROPOD; HONG KONG; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN;

BIVALVIA; BURSA RANA; CORBULA; CORBULA CRASSA; GASTROPODA; LETHRINIDAE; MINNIVOLA; MINNIVOLA PYXIDATUS; MOLLUSCA; MUREX; NASSARIUS; NEOGASTROPODA; PAPHIA UNDULATA; PLACAMEN; PLACAMEN CALOPHYLLA; TRAPA; VEREMOLPA; VEREMOLPA MICRA; ZEUXIS SIQUIJORENSIS;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE;

HONG KONG;

EID: 0030251420     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-326X(96)00002-1     Document Type: Article

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