Physical Disturbance by Bottom Trawling Suspends Particulate Matter and Alters Biogeochemical Processes on and Near the Seafloor

Physical Disturbance by Bottom Trawling Suspends Particulate Matter and Alters Biogeochemical Processes on and Near the Seafloor

Bottom trawling is known to affect benthic faunal communities but its effects on sediment suspension and seabed biogeochemistry are less well described. In addition, few studies have been carried out in the Baltic Sea, despite decades of trawling in this unique brackish environment and the frequent...

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Main Authors: Clare Bradshaw, Martin Jakobsson, Volker Brüchert, Stefano Bonaglia, Carl-Magnus Mörth, Julia Muchowski, Christian Stranne, Mattias Sköld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
otter trawl
sediment suspension
turbidity
biogeochemistry
disturbance
nutrients
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.683331/full

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