Ecological and conservation significance of the subtidal rocky reef communities of northern New South Wales, Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 299-306

  Harriott, Vicki J ^a   Banks, Simon A ^a   Mau, Roland L ^a,b   Richardson, Darren ^a,c   Roberts, Lisa G ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QDEH   (Australia)

^c BMT WBM Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION STATUS; REEF;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANTHOZOA; PYURA; SCLERACTINIA; THORACICA;

EID: 0032983771     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF98042     Document Type: Article

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