The impacts of anchoring and mooring in seagrass, Studland Bay, Dorset, UK

Underwater Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 117-123

  Collins, K J ^a   Suonpaa A M ^a   Mallinson, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erosion; Scuba diving; Sediment infauna; Shear vane stress; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

ENGLAND; IN-SITU; ORGANIC MATERIALS; SCUBA DIVING; SEAGRASS HABITATS; SEAGRASSES; SHEAR VANE STRESS; STORM WAVES; ZOSTERA MARINA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; MARINAS; MOORING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEAWEED;

COASTAL ZONE; CRAB; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HABITAT TYPE; MOBILIZATION; MOORING SYSTEM; POPULATION DECLINE; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SHALLOW WATER; SHELTER; SILT; STORM; TAXONOMY;

DORSET [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 79960740150     PISSN: 17560543     EISSN: 17560551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3723/ut.29.117     Document Type: Article

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