Prediction of benthic impact for salmon net-pens based on the balance of benthic oxygen supply and demand

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 155, Issue , 1997, Pages 147-157

  Findlay, Robert H ^a,b   Watling, Les ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Benthic metabolism; Marine pollution

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC IMPACT; BENTHOS; CAGE CULTURE; ENVIRONMENT IMPACT; FISH CULTURE; FISH FARMING; NET PEN; OXYGEN; SALMON;

MAINE; USA;

SALMO;

EID: 0030931628     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps155147     Document Type: Article

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