Effects of long-term physical disturbance by commercial scallop fishing on subtidal epifaunal assemblages and habitats

Marine Biology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 325-337

  Veale, L O ^a   Hill, A S ^b   Hawkins, S J ^c   Brand, A R ^a  

^a Port Erin Marine Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EPIFAUNA; FISHERY; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE;

IRISH SEA;

AEQUIPECTEN OPERCULARIS; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PECTEN MAXIMUS;

EID: 0033794786     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270000357     Document Type: Article

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