Impact of scallop dredging on benthic megafauna: A comparison of damage levels in captured and non-captured organisms

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 215, Issue , 2001, Pages 297-301

  Jenkins, S R ^a   Beukers Stewart, B D ^a   Brand, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Dredging; Efficiency; Epifauna; Pecten

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DAMAGE; DISTURBANCE; DREDGING;

ASTERIAS RUBENS; CANCER PAGURUS; NEPTUNEA ANTIQUA;

EID: 0035978248     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps215297     Document Type: Article

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