Oyster (Ostrea edulis) extirpation and ecosystem transformation in the Firth of Forth, Scotland

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 253-261

  Thurstan, Ruth H ^a,b   Hawkins, Julie P ^b   Raby, Lee ^b   Roberts, Callum M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Bottom trawling; Historical ecology

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; BOTTOM TRAWLING; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PALEOECOLOGY; SHELL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FIRTH OF FORTH; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AEQUIPECTEN OPERCULARIS; EQUIDAE; MODIOLUS MODIOLUS; MOLLUSCA; OSTREA EDULIS; OSTREIDAE; PECTINIDAE;

EID: 84883299253     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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