Understanding the impact of sand extraction on benthic ecosystem functioning: a combination of functional indices and biological trait analysis

Marine aggregates have been intensively extracted in the North-East Atlantic over the past decades. This study aimed to assess the effect of sand extraction on benthic ecosystem functioning using a combination of biological traits and functional indices (the bioturbation (BPc) and irrigation potenti...

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Main Authors: Nanou Goedefroo, Ulrike Braeckman, Kris Hostens, Jan Vanaverbeke, Tom Moens, Annelies De Backer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1268999/full