Fish and sessile assemblages associated with wind-turbine constructions in the Baltic Sea

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 642-650

  Andersson, Mathias H ^a   Öhman, Marcus C ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

artificial reef; disturbance; habitat structure; reef effect; wind power

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; ARTIFICIAL REEF; BIVALVE; CENSUS; COASTAL ZONE; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOULING; FOUNDATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PERCIFORM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEAFLOOR; SESSILE SPECIES; WATER COLUMN; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ALGAE; GOBIIDAE; GOBIUS NIGER; GOBIUSCULUS FLAVESCENS; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 77954092249     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09117     Document Type: Article

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