Implications of the effects of trawling on sessile megazoobenthos on a tropical shelf in northeastern Australia

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1359-1368

  Pitcher, C R ^a   Poiner, I R ^a   Hill, B J ^a   Burridge, C Y ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic fauna; Fishing effort distribution; Impact; Mortality; Recovery; Resilience; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; RESILIENCE; SESSILE SPECIES; TRAWLING; ZOOBENTHOS;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF;

EID: 0034490328     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.0911     Document Type: Conference Paper

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