Impact and distribution of bottom trawl fishing on mud-bottom communities in the Kattegat

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 548, Issue , 2016, Pages 47-60

  Pommer, Christina D ^a,c   Olesen, Michael ^a,d   Jhansen, Ørgen L S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d RAMBOLL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benthic community; Biological traits; Habitat degradation; Kattegat; Physical disturbance; Soft bottom; Trawl impact; Vessel monitoring systems

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BOTTOM TRAWLING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GIS; HALOCLINE; HOMOGENEITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MONITORING SYSTEM; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT;

KATTEGAT;

EID: 84964584425     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps11649     Document Type: Article

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