Multi-decadal changes in the megabenthos of the Bay of Fundy: The effects of fishing

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 220-240

  Kenchington, Ellen L ^a   Kenchington, Trevor J ^a,b   Henry, Lea Anne ^a,c   Fuller, Susanna ^d   Gonzalez, Patricia ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b Gadus Associates   (Canada)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Biological traits; Fishing impacts; Long term change; Marine benthos

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIVALVE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECADAL VARIATION; FISHING; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; RANGE EXPANSION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY;

ANURA; ASTARTE; BIVALVIA; BOLTENIA OVIFERA; BRYOZOA; BUCCINUM UNDATUM; CHLAMYS ISLANDICA; CLIONA; COLUS; CYCLOCARDIA BOREALIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINOIDEA; EQUIDAE; FLUSTRA FOLIACEA; HYAS; MODIOLUS MODIOLUS; OPHIURIDA; OPHIUROIDEA; PECTINIDAE; PSEUDOPOTAMILLA RENIFORMIS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS;

EID: 34848817964     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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