Similar effects of bottom trawling and natural disturbance on composition and function of benthic communities across habitats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 541, Issue , 2015, Pages 31-43

  Van Denderen, P Daniël ^a,d   Bolam, Stefan G ^b   Hiddink, Jan Geert ^c   Jennings, Simon ^b   Kenny, Andrew ^b   Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D ^a   Van Kooten, Tobias ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Beam trawling; Bed shear stress; Benthic community; Biological trait approach; Bottom trawling; Disturbance; Ecosystem function; Otter trawling

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BOTTOM STRESS; BOTTOM TRAWLING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRISH SEA; NORTH CHANNEL [IRISH SEA];

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84950321248     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps11550     Document Type: Article

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