Human pressures on UK seabed habitats: A cumulative impact assessment

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 428, Issue , 2011, Pages 33-47

  Foden, Jo ^a   Rogers, Stuart I ^b   Jones, Andrew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Cumulative impact; Extraction; Marine habitats; Obstruction; Recovery; Smothering; UK seabed

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; EXTRACTION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RECOVERY; SEAFLOOR;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

CARNIVORA;

EID: 79955665026     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09064     Document Type: Article

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