Deep-sea benthic community and environmental impact assessment at the Atlantic Frontier

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8-10, 2001, Pages 957-986

  Gage, John D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical techniques; Benthic environment; Continental margins; Deep sea; Deep sea fishing; Diversity; Environmental impact studies; Government regulations; Macrobenthos; Oil exploitation; Sampling methods

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

PROTOZOA; XENOPHYOPHORA;

EID: 0034965107     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00120-5     Document Type: Article

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