Comparing visual counts of coral reef fish: Implications of transect width and species selection

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 241-248

  Cheal, Alistair J ^a   Thompson, Angus A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Density; Precision; Transect width; Visual census

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; REEF FISH; SURVEY TECHNIQUES; TRANSECT; VISUAL SURVEY;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 0030668027     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps158241     Document Type: Article

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