Disturbance of benthic species by fishing activities: A sensitivity index

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 257-268

  Macdonald, David S ^a   Little, Michael ^b   Clare Eno, N ^a   Hiscock, Keith ^a  

^a JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Upper Tadmarton   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISHING; FISHING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SENSITIVITY INDEX;

EID: 0030418725     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199612)6:4<257::AID-AQC194>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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