Quantification and prediction of the impact of fishing on epifaunal communities

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 430, Issue , 2011, Pages 71-86

  Lambert, G I ^a   Jennings, S ^b,c   Kaiser, M J ^a   Hinz, H ^a   Hiddink, J G ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Fishing impact; Photographic survey; Sessile benthos

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DREDGER; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EPIFAUNA; FISHING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; JUVENILE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PHOTOGRAPH; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SESSILE SPECIES; SUBSTRATE; VULNERABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRISH SEA; ISLE OF MAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

PECTINIDAE;

EID: 79957587670     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09112     Document Type: Article

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