Novel observations of benthic enrichment in contrasting flow regimes with implications for marine farm monitoring and management

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 105-116

  Keeley, Nigel B ^a,b   Forrest, Barrie M ^a   Macleod, Catriona K ^b  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Environmental impact; Macrofauna; Pearson Rosenberg model; Salmon; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CONDITION; BENTHIC BIOMASS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL THRESHOLDS; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; FINE SEDIMENTS; FLOW ENVIRONMENT; FLOW REGIMES; HIGH FLOW; LOW FLOW; MACROFAUNA; MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT; NEAR-SURFACE; ORGANIC ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC WASTES; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; SALMON; SPATIAL EXTENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SULFIDE;

AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SUPPLY;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

ORGANIC MATTER; SULFIDE;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOW RATE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT QUALITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PISCICULTURE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SALMON; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SALMON; SEAWATER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

KOREA;

EID: 84872490712     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.10.024     Document Type: Article

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