The long-term impacts of fisheries on epifaunal assemblage function and structure, in a Special Area of Conservation

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-68

  Strain, E M A ^a   Allcock, A L ^b   Goodwin, C E ^c   Maggs, C A ^a   Picton, B E ^c   Roberts, D ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c Department of Geology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epifaunal community; Long term fishing impacts; Marine protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CRAB; ECHINODERM; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EPIFAUNA; FILTER; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING GEAR; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATOR; PROTECTED AREA; SCAVENGER; SESSILE SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVEY; SWIMMING; TAXONOMY; TRAWLING;

NORTHERN IRELAND; STRANGFORD LOUGH; UNITED KINGDOM;

AEQUIPECTEN OPERCULARIS; ASTERIAS; ASTERIAS RUBENS; ASTEROIDEA; BIVALVIA; CANCER PAGURUS; CROSSASTER PAPPOSUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HENRICIA OCULATA; INVERTEBRATA; MIMACHLAMYS VARIA; MODIOLUS MODIOLUS; NECORA PUBER; OSTREA EDULIS; OSTREIDAE; PECTEN MAXIMUS;

EID: 80855132483     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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