Trawling disturbance on benthic ecosystems and consequences on commercial species: a northwestern Mediterranean case study

Trawling is known to disturb benthic communities and habitats, which may in turn indirectly affect populations of commercial species that live in close association with the seabed. The degree of impact on both benthic communities and demersal species depends on the fishing effort level. This may var...

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Main Authors: Alba Muntadas, Montserrat Demestre, Silvia de Juan, Chris L.J. Frid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2014-03-01
Series:Scientia Marina
Subjects:
bta
Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1511