Disturbance of intertidal soft sediment assemblages caused by swinging boat moorings

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 625, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-116

  Herbert, R J H ^a,b   Crowe, T P ^c   Bray, S ^d   Sheader, M ^d  

^a Medina Valley Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boating; Coastal management; Disturbance; Estuaries; Intertidal macrofauna; Recreation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BOATS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; ESTUARIES; GALVANIZING; MOORING; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BOATING; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; INTERTIDAL MACROFAUNA; RECREATION;

BUOYS;

BENTHOS; BOATING; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOORING SYSTEM; SAMPLING; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 62149150284     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9700-x     Document Type: Article

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