Effects of trawling on fish and invertebrates from deep-sea coral facies of Isidella elongata in the western Mediterranean

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1501-1507

  Maynou, Francesc ^a   Cartes, Joan E ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aristeus antennatus; Deep sea corals; Ecological impact; Isidella elongata; Mediterranean Sea; Trawl fisheries

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; CORAL REEF; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FACIES; FISH; FISHERY PRODUCTION; INVERTEBRATE; SHRIMP FISHERY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAWLING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

ANTHOZOA; ARISTEUS ANTENNATUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FARFANTEPENAEUS AZTECUS; INVERTEBRATA; ISIDELLA; PLESIONIKA MARTIA;

EID: 84870045743     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315411001603     Document Type: Article

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