Status of the glass sponge reefs in the Georgia Basin

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Cook, Sarah E ^a   Conway, Kim W ^b   Burd, Brenda ^c  

^a Natural Resources Canada ^*  (Canada)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^c Ecostat Research Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Effects bottom trawling; Georgia Basin; Glass sponge reefs; Hexactinellida; Megafauna; Multibeam; Reef status; Relative abundance; Rockfish; Sidescan sonar

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; FISHERIES; GLASS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SONAR;

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EFFECTS - BOTTOM TRAWLING; GEORGIA BASINS; GLASS SPONGE REEFS; HEXACTINELLIDA; MEGAFAUNA; MULTIBEAMS; REEF STATUS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ROCKFISH; SIDE SCAN SONAR;

REEFS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA; SEDIMENT; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; FISHES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PORIFERA;

EID: 61549084677     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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