A conceptual model of the impacts of fishing gear on the integrity of fish habitats

Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1198-1203

  Auster, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHING GEAR; HABITAT QUALITY; MODEL;

EID: 0032435881     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1998.0120061198.x     Document Type: Article

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