Interpreting large-scale experiments on effects of trawling on benthic fauna: An empirical test of the potential effects of spatial confounding in experiments without replicated control and trawled areas

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-169

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BACI; Benthic assemblages; Confounding; Large scale experiment; Pseudoreplication; Trawling

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DREDGING; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; TRAWLING;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034654253     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00158-6     Document Type: Article

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