Effects of shrimp-trawling on abundance of benthic macrofauna in Gullmarsfjorden, Sweden

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 198, Issue , 2000, Pages 191-201

  Hansson, Maria ^a   Lindegarth, Mats ^c   Valentinsson, Daniel ^a,b   Ulmestrand, Mats ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Benthic assemblage; Disturbance; Environmental impact; Trawling; Variability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISTURBANCE; SHRIMP FISHERY; TRAWLING; ZOOBENTHOS;

GULLMARSFJORDEN; SWEDEN;

AMPHIURA; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 0034608402     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps198191     Document Type: Article

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