An examination of chronic trawling effects on soft-bottom benthos of the eastern Bering Sea

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1377-1388

  McConnaughey, R A ^a   Mier, K L ^a   Dew, C B ^a  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Bering sea; Bottom trawls; Macrofauna; Recovery trawl impacts; Soft bottom benthos

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; TRAWLING; ZOOBENTHOS;

(EAST); BERING SEA;

ACTINIARIA; ALCYONACEA; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; ASCIDIACEA; ASTERIAS; ASTEROIDEA; BIVALVIA; BRYOZOA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 0034492177     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.0906     Document Type: Conference Paper

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