Selected Living Resources, Habitat Conditions, and Human Perturbations of theGulf of Maine. Environmental and Ecological Considerations for Fishery Management

摘要

;Contents: Life Histories and Habitat Requirements of Demersal Fishes; FishingEffects on Demersal Fish Habitats; Statuses of and Human Effects upon Marine Mammals; Oceanographic Processes and Benthic Substrates: Influences on Demersal Fish Habitats and Benthic Communities; Nutrient Loading and Eutrophication; Pollutant Effects on Demersal Fishes; Sewage Sludge and Industrial Waste Dumping; Dredging and Dredged-material Disposal; Mining of Seabed Aggregates; Multiple-use Issues in Estuarine and Coastal Habitat Loss; and Summary.