Comparison of abundance and spatial distribution of burrowing megafauna from diver and remotely operated vehicle observations

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 244, Issue , 2002, Pages 89-93

  Parry, David M ^a,c   Nickell, Lois A ^d   Kendall, Michael A ^c   Burrows, Michael T ^d   Pilgrim, Derek A ^a   Jones, Malcolm B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Image scaling; Megafauna; Remotely operated vehicle; SCUBA diving; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FAUNA; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SCUBA DIVING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037196062     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps244089     Document Type: Article

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