Effects of bottom trawling on ecosystem functioning

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 123-133

  Olsgard, Frode ^a,b   Schaanning, Morten T ^b   Widdicombe, Stephen ^c   Kendall, Mike A ^c   Austen, Melanie C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic fluxes; Biodiversity; Biological traits; Ecosystem functioning; Macrofauna; Trawling

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; BOTTOM TRAWLING; CRUSTACEAN; ECHINODERM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FIELD METHOD; INVERTEBRATE; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

AMPHIURA CHIAJEI; BRISSOPSIS LYRIFERA; CALOCARIS MACANDREAE; NUCULANA MINUTA;

EID: 54149087625     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.07.036     Document Type: Article

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