Damage and disturbance to coral and sponge habitat of the Aleutian archipelago

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 397, Issue , 2009, Pages 295-303

  Heifetz, Jonathan ^a   Stone, Robert P ^a   Shotwell, S Kalei ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Deep sea coral; Fishing gear effects; Habitat; Sponge

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CORAL; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; FISHING GEAR; HABITAT CONSERVATION; SEAFLOOR; SPONGE; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; GORGONACEA; STYLASTERIDAE;

EID: 74049147444     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08304     Document Type: Article

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