Clam dredging effects and subsequent recovery of benthic communities at different depth ranges

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-99

  Constantino, R ^a   Gaspar, M B ^a   Tata Regala, J ^a   Carvalho, S ^a   Curdia J ^a   Drago, T ^a   Taborda, R ^b   Monteiro, C C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bivalve dredging; Ecosystem disturbance; Environmental impact; Fisheries; Macrobenthic communities; Meiobenthic communities; Natural variability; Southern Portugal

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; MOLLUSCS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RECOVERY; SHELLFISH; SURFACE WAVES;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEM DISTURBANCE; EXTERNAL PROTECTION; MACROBENTHIC COMMUNITY; NATURAL VARIABILITY; PORTUGAL; SEDIMENT PARTICLE SIZE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIVALVE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DEPOSIT FEEDING; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MACROBENTHOS; PARTICLE SIZE;

BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; OPHIUROIDEA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 58649109359     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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