Rocky shore intertidal zonation as a means of monitoring and assessing shoreline biodiversity recovery

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-307

  Ellis, Derek V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beach dumps; Beach fill; Biodiversity recovery; Island Copper Mine; Precautionary principle

Indexed keywords

BIOZONATION;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERTIDAL ZONE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEASHORE; SHORT SURVEY; ZONATION;

EID: 0037367683     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00323-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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