Effects of human disturbance on biological traits and structure of macrobenthic communities

• Main Author: Fleddum, Anne Lise
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: City University of Hong Kong 2010
• Subjects: Benthic animals > Effect of human beings on; Arctic; Inner Harbour; Norway; Phytoplankton; ren
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2031/6184; http://lib.cityu.edu.hk/record=b3947691

Rapid changes in marine biodiversity are occurring globally due to human disturbances, such as fishing and pollution; yet, the ecological impacts of functional features and diversity loss in ecosystems are poorly understood. The effects of trawling on benthic habitat and community structures have dr...