Short term monitoring of biotic change in Tasmanian marine reserves

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 261-279

  Edgar, Graham J ^a   Barrett, Neville S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fish; Invertebrates; Macroalgae; Marine reserve; Tasmania; Temperate reef; Visual census

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SEA POLLUTION; SEA URCHIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIOTIC CHANGE; CENSUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE PARKS; MARINE RESERVE; MONITORING;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA;

DECAPODA; ECHINOIDEA; GASTROPODA; HALIOTIS; JASUS; LABRIDAE; MONACANTHIDAE;

EID: 0030619575     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02769-4     Document Type: Article

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