A Trawl Disturbance Indicator to quantify large scale fishing impact on benthic ecosystems

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 18, Issue , 2012, Pages 183-190

  De Juan, S ^a   Demestre, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic index; Biological traits; Ecological status; Mediterranean; Soft sediments; Trawling impact assessment

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INDICES; BIOLOGICAL TRAITS; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; MEDITERRANEAN; SOFT SEDIMENTS; TRAWLING IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS;

FISHERIES;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; TRAWLING; VULNERABILITY; BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; DISTURBANCE; EPIFAUNA; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; TRAWL NET;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 82955217710     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.11.020     Document Type: Article

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