Reduced survey intensity and its consequences for marine reserve selection

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1525-1536

  Gladstone, William ^a   Davis, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coastal zone management; Intertidal rocky shore; Marine protected area; Surveys

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE; PROTECTED AREA; ROCKY SHORE; SURVEY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0038586372     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023637917029     Document Type: Article

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