Restoration of deep-sea macrofauna after simulated benthic disturbance in the central indian basin

Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 267-288

  Ingole, B S ^a   Pavithran, S ^a   Ansari, Z A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Central Indian Ocean; Deep sea macrofauna; Environmental disturbance; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINING; OCEAN HABITATS; RESTORATION; SEDIMENTS;

BENTHIC DISTURBANCE; CENTRAL INDIAN OCEAN; DEEP SEA MACROFAUNA; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BENTHIC INFAUNA; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MARINE SEDIMENT; NEMATODE; POLYCHAETE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

CENTRAL INDIAN BASIN; INDIAN OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; NEMATODA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); POLYCHAETA;

EID: 30844460321     PISSN: 1064119X     EISSN: 15210618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641190500446573     Document Type: Article

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