Characterisation of the European Marine Sites in South West England: The Fal and Helford candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 555, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 321-333

  Langston, W J ^a   Chesman, B S ^a   Burt, G R ^a   Taylor, M ^b   Covey, R ^c   Cunningham, N ^d   Jonas, P ^d   Hawkins, S J ^a  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b English Nature   (United Kingdom)

^c Unit 1B   (United Kingdom)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Marine Sites; Fal and Helford cSAC; Habitats Directive; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE BIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EUROPEAN MARINE SITES; FAL AND HELFORD CSAC; HABITATS DIRECTIVE;

OCEAN HABITATS;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 29344458051     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1128-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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