Relative impacts at sites of dredged-material relocation in the coastal environment: A phylum-level meta-analysis approach

Marine Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1231-1240

  Somerfield, P J ^a   Atkins, M ^a   Bolam, S G ^b   Clarke, K R ^a   Garnacho, E ^b   Rees, H L ^b   Smith, R ^b   Warwick, R M ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; DREDGE SPOIL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; META-ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; ZOOBENTHOS;

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

ANNELIDA; BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA; NEMATODA;

EID: 33645332862     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0168-1     Document Type: Article

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