Implications of a zoned fishery management system for marine benthic communities

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 951-961

  Blyth, Robert E ^a   Kaiser, Michel J ^a   Edwards Jones, Gareth ^a   Hart, Paul J B ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community recovery; Marine protected area; Static gear; Trawling effects

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DREDGING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; TRAWLING;

MARTES;

EID: 5344243836     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00945.x     Document Type: Article

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