Impact of offshore gas platforms on the structural and functional biodiversity of nematodes

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 115, Issue , 2016, Pages 56-64

  Fraschetti, S ^a   Guarnieri, G ^a   Gambi, C ^b   Bevilacqua, S ^a   Terlizzi, A ^a   Danovaro, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic ecology; Community function; Nematodes; Offshore structures; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DRILLING PLATFORMS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; EXTRACTION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

BENTHIC ECOLOGIES; COMMUNITY FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FUNCTIONAL BIODIVERSITY; NEMATODES; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

FOSSIL FUELS;

FOSSIL FUEL;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GAS PLATFORM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NEMATODE; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOLICHOLAIMUS; DORYLAIMOPSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACTION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOPPERIA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALINHOMOEUS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMONHYSTERA; PARASPHAEROLAIMUS; SABATIERA; SETOSABATIER; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPHAEROLAIMUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VASOSTOMA; WATER POLLUTION; ANIMAL; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENT; OIL INDUSTRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

NEMATODA;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEMATODA; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY;

EID: 84959501913     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.02.001     Document Type: Article

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