On effects of trawling, benthos and sampling design

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 840-843

  Gray, John S ^a   Dayton, Paul ^b   Thrush, Simon ^c   Kaiser, Michel J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BACI design; Benthic disturbance; Benthic trawling; Dredging; Fisheries impacts; Statistical errors

Indexed keywords

DREDGING; ECOSYSTEMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MARINE ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METRIC SYSTEM; SAMPLING;

BACI DESIGN; BENTHIC DISTURBANCE; BENTHIC TRAWLING; FISHERIES IMPACTS; STATISTICAL ERRORS;

FISHERIES;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; FISHING GEAR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SAMPLING; SEAFLOOR; TRAWLING;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OCEANS AND SEAS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 33747891430     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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