Impacts of dredged material disposal on macrobenthic invertebrate communities: A comparison of structural and functional (secondary production) changes at disposal sites around England and Wales

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2199-2210

  Bolam, Stefan G ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic function; Community structure; Dredged material; England and Wales; Management; Secondary productivity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; DISPOSAL SITES; DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL; DREDGED MATERIALS; ENGLAND; FUNCTIONAL CHANGES; INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SENSITIVE INDICATOR; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; STRUCTURAL IMPACT;

DREDGES; MANAGEMENT;

DREDGING;

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DREDGING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MACROBENTHOS; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; TAXONOMY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COASTAL WATERS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MACROBENTHOS; MACROFAUNA; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; SHIPS; WALES;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866771190     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.07.050     Document Type: Article

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