The effects of a mussel farm on benthic macrofaunal communities in Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-212

  Wong, K L C ^a   O'Shea, S ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

benthos; impact; indicator species; macrofauna; mussel; New Zealand; Perna

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; GRAIN SIZE; MACROBENTHOS; MUSSEL CULTURE; SEAFLOOR; SHELL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUCKLAND; HAURAKI GULF; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIHEKE ISLAND;

PERNA;

EID: 79957850746     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2010.550628     Document Type: Article

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