Effects of scallop dredging on macrobenthic communities in west Iceland

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 434-443

  Garcia, Elena Guijarro ^a   Ragnarsson, Stefán Áki ^a   Eiríksson, Hrafnkell ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Bycatch; Dredging; Macrobenthos; Scallop fisheries

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MACROBENTHOS; MOLLUSC;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

ASTERIAS; ASTEROIDEA; CUCUMARIA FRONDOSA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HOLOTHUROIDEA; MODIOLUS MODIOLUS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 33644535143     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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