Physical impact of bottom trawling on seafloor sediments in the German North Sea

Bottom trawling is a well-known global phenomenon and has significant physical impact on the seabed habitat, such as compression, displacement and mobilization of the sediment. Thus, it is necessary to examine how it alters the seabed, e.g., in order to support strategies in marine spatial planning...

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Main Authors: Ines Bruns, Alexander Bartholomä, Francine Menjua, Achim Kopf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2023.1233163/full