An index to assess the risk to stony corals from bottom trawling on seamounts

Marine Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 200-211

  Clark, Malcolm R ^a   Tittensor, Derek P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bottom trawl; Exploitation; Fisheries; Habitat suitability; Niche model; Risk index; Seamount; Stony coral; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CATCH COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; HABITAT USE; NICHE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAMOUNT; TRAWLING; VULNERABILITY;

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 78149390525     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2010.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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