Impact of mussel culture on macrobenthic community structure in Saldanha Bay, South Africa

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1-12, 1999, Pages 357-366

  Stenton Dozey, J M E ^a   Jackson, L F ^a   Busby, A J ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biomass; Community disturbance; Macrobenthos; Mussel culture; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MACROBENTHOS; MUSSEL CULTURE;

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARY; GASTROPOD; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; POLYCHAETA; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

GASTROPODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0032821924     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00180-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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