Changes in megafaunal benthic communities in different habitats after trawling disturbance

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 353-361

  Kaiser, M J ^a   Edwards, D B ^b   Armstrong, P J ^c   Radford, K ^c   Lough, N E L ^c   Flatt, R P ^d   Jones, H D ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Fish and A   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beam trawl disturbance; Megafauna; Quantitative dredge; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ACULEATA; APHRODITE ACULEATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PAGURUS BERNHARDUS;

EID: 0032104702     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1997.0322     Document Type: Conference Paper

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