Changes in a benthic megafaunal community due to disturbance from bottom fishing and the establishment of a fishery closure

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 438-456

  Asch, Rebecca G ^a,b   Collie, Jeremy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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BRYOZOA; HYDROZOA;

EID: 55049126181     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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