Spatial autocorrelation in the response of soft-bottom marine benthos to gas extraction activities: The case of amphipods in the Ionian Sea

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 79, Issue , 2012, Pages 79-85

  Fiorentino, Dario ^a   Caruso, Tancredi ^b   Terlizzi, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Community structure; Off shore gas platforms; Soft bottom marine benthos; Spatial autocorrelation; Statistical modelling

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; GAS PLATFORMS; SOFT-BOTTOM; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATIONS; STATISTICAL MODELLING;

ANIMALS; AUTOCORRELATION; HYDROCARBONS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

MARINE POLLUTION;

HYDROCARBON;

AMPHIPOD; AUTOCORRELATION; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GAS PLATFORM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EFFECT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTRACTION; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COMMUNITY; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ECOSYSTEM; GAS, NATURAL; ITALY; OCEANS AND SEAS;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AMPHIPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84863879775     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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