Disturbance to marine benthic habitats by trawling and dredging: Implications for marine biodiversity

Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics

Volumn 33, Issue , 2002, Pages 449-473

  Thrush, Simon F ^a   Dayton, Paul K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic coupling; Biocomplexity; Bioturbation; Fishing; Habitat structure; Resilience

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BIODIVERSITY; DREDGING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; TRAWLING;

EID: 0036914431     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.33.010802.150515     Document Type: Review

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