A meta-analysis approach to the effects of fish farming on soft bottom polychaeta assemblages in temperate regions

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 165-171

  Martinez Garcia, Elena ^a   Sanchez Jerez, Pablo ^a   Aguado Giménez, Felipe ^b   Ávila, Pablo ^c   Guerrero, Alejandro ^c   Sánchez Lizaso, Jose Luis ^a   Fernandez Gonzalez, Victoria ^a   González, Nieves ^d   Gairin, Joan Ignasi ^e   Carballeira, Carlos ^f   García García, Benjamín ^b   Carreras, Jordi ^e   Macías, Jose Carlos ^g   Carballeira, Alejo ^h   Collado, Cayetano ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b IMIDA Acuicultura   (Spain)

^c Laboratorio de Recursos Pesqueros y Acuícolas   (Spain)

^d Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas   (Spain)

^e IRTA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^g Aquaculture Consultant   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fish farm; Meta analysis; Organic enrichment; Polychaete assemblages

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERTURBATIONS; FISH FARMS; META-ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES; ORGANIC ENRICHMENT; POLYCHAETE ASSEMBLAGES; STABLE NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

FISH; ISOTOPES; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POLLUTION;

AQUACULTURE;

NITROGEN 15; SULFIDE;

ABUNDANCE; AQUACULTURE; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MARINE POLLUTION; META-ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLYCHAETE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PISCICULTURE; POLYCHAETA; POLYCHAETE ASSEMBLAGE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION BIOLOGY; SEA POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SILT; SOIL; SPAIN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; POLYCHAETA; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

SPAIN;

CAPITELLIDAE; CIRRATULIDAE; DORVILLEIDAE; GLYCERIDAE; MAGELONIDAE; MALDANIDAE; NEPHTYIDAE; NEREIDIDAE; ONUPHIDAE; OWENIIDAE; PARALACYDONIIDAE; POLYCHAETA; SABELLIDAE; SPIONIDAE;

EID: 84876134348     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.01.032     Document Type: Article

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