Using benthos as a tool for coastal management: The impact of the tidal power station on benthic communities of the Rance basin

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-72

  Desroy, Nicolas ^a   Retière, Christian ^b  

^a Laboratoire d Océanologie et de Géosciences   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Habitat heterogeneity; Long term changes; Tidal power station

Indexed keywords

ABRA; ABRA ALBA; AMPHIOXUS LANCEOLATUS; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; CORBULA; CORBULA GIBBA; CREPIDULA; CREPIDULA FORNICATA; DIPLOMONADIDA GROUP; GLYCYMERIS; GLYCYMERIS GLYCYMERIS; MACOMA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MOLLUSCA; PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 8844251537     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980490281263     Document Type: Article

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