Differences in biological traits composition of benthic assemblages between unimpacted habitats

Bolam, S.; Garcia, C.; Eggleton, J.; Kenny, A.; Buhl-Mortensen, L.; Gonzalez-Mirelis, G.; van Kooten, T.; Dinesen, G.; Hansen, J.; Hiddink, J.; Sciberras, M.; Smith, C.; Papadopoulou, N.; Gumus, Aysun; Van Hoey, G.; Eigaard, O.; Bastardie, F.; Rijnsdorp, A.

doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.01.004

Differences in biological traits composition of benthic assemblages between unimpacted habitats

Bolam S. G., Garcia C., Eggleton J., Kenny A. J., Buhl-Mortensen L., Gonzalez-Mirelis G., ...More

MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, vol.126, pp.1-13, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 126
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.01.004
Journal Name: MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1-13
Keywords: Biological traits, Infauna, Unimpacted assemblages, European shelf, FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY, DISTURBANCE, SEA, COMMUNITIES, IMPACTS, BIODIVERSITY, POPULATION
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

There is an implicit requirement under contemporary policy drivers to understand the characteristics of benthic communities under anthropogenically-unimpacted scenarios. We used a trait-based approach on a large dataset from across the European shelf to determine how functional characteristics of unimpacted benthic assemblages vary between different sedimentary habitats.