Sensitivity of macrobenthic secondary production to trawling in the English sector of the Greater North Sea: A biological trait approach

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 162-177

  Bolam, S G ^a   Coggan, R C ^a   Eggleton, J ^a   Diesing, M ^a   Stephens, D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic Function; Fishing Impacts; Macrofauna; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; FISHING; MACROBENTHOS; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENGLISH CHANNEL; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84887822242     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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