Assessment of impacts from human activities on ecosystem components in the Bay of Biscay in the early 1990s

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-431

  Lorance, Pascal ^a   Bertrand, Jacques A ^a   Brind'Amour, Anik ^a   Rochet, Marie Joëlle ^a   Trenkel, Verena M ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Atlantic ocean; Ecosystem based management; Human pressure; Inventory; Reference state

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DATA ACQUISITION; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; OIL POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

MAMMALIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952139299     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr/2009049     Document Type: Article

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