Recovery of the seabed following marine aggregate dredging on the Hastings Shingle Bank off the southeast coast of England

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 547-558

  Cooper, Keith ^a   Boyd, Sian ^a   Eggleton, Jacqueline ^a   Limpenny, David ^a   Rees, Hubert ^a   Vanstaen, Koen ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aggregate; benthos; dredging; environmental impact; Hastings Shingle Bank; recovery; seabed

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTURBANCE; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EAST SUSSEX; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HASTINGS; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

SABELLARIA SPINULOSA;

EID: 35648993488     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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