The impact of Rapido trawling for scallops, Pecten jacobaeus (L.), on the benthos of the Gulf of Venice

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-124

  Hall Spencer, J M ^a,c   Froglia, C ^b   Atkinson, R J A ^a   Moore, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Atrina fragilis; Fishing; Mediterranean Sea; Pecten jacobaeus; Scallops; Trawling impact

Indexed keywords

FISHING; ITALY;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TRAWLING;

ADRIATIC SEA; GULF OF VENICE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AEQUIPECTEN OPERCULARIS; ATRINA FRAGILIS; BIVALVIA; PECTEN JACOBAEUS;

EID: 0033081628     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1998.0424     Document Type: Article

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