Differences in biological traits composition of benthic assemblages between unimpacted habitats

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 126, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-13

  Bolam, S G ^a   Garcia, C ^a   Eggleton, J ^a   Kenny, A J ^a   Buhl Mortensen, L ^b   Gonzalez Mirelis, G ^b   van Kooten, T ^c   Dinesen, G ^d   Hansen, J ^d   Hiddink, J G ^e   Sciberras, M ^e   Smith, C ^f   Papadopoulou, N ^f   Gumus, A ^g   Van Hoey, G ^h   Eigaard, O R ^d   Bastardie, F ^d   Rijnsdorp, A D ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^g ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biological traits; European shelf; Infauna; Unimpacted assemblages

Indexed keywords

CONVEYORS; SEDIMENTS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; BIOLOGICAL TRAITS; EUROPEAN SHELF; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; FUNCTIONAL SENSITIVITIES; INFAUNA; TRAIT-BASED APPROACHES; UNIMPACTED ASSEMBLAGES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSEMBLY RULE; BENTHOS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATA SET; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT USE;

BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; DEPOSIT FEEDER; FILTER FEEDER; HABITAT; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; SEDIMENT; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY;

EUROPE;

CREEDIIDAE;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES;

EID: 85013149264     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.01.004     Document Type: Article

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