Assessing cumulative human activities, pressures, and impacts on North Sea benthic habitats using a biological traits approach

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 1080-1092

  Kenny, Andrew J ^a   Jenkins, Chris ^a   Wood, Daniel ^a   Bolam, Stefan G ^a   Mitchell, Peter ^a   Scougal, Callum ^a   Judd, Adrian ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

benthos; biological traits; cumulative impacts; disposal; dredging; extraction; fishing; habitat; human activities; North Sea; pressures; seabed; sensitivity; sustainable blue growth

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; DREDGING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOREGION; FISHERY POLICY; FISHING; HABITAT TYPE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SEAFLOOR; SESSILE SPECIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 85047099082     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsx205     Document Type: Article

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