Recovery rates of benthic communities following physical disturbance

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1043-1056

  Dernie, K M ^a   Kaiser, M J ^a   Warwick, R M ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bottom fishing; Granulometry; Marine invertebrates; Sediment parameters

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; GRANULOMETRY; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; RECOVERY;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345015326     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00775.x     Document Type: Article

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