Seabed habitat mapping in the Kent Group of islands and its role in marine protected area planning

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-70

  Jordan, Alan ^a   Lawler, Miles ^a   Halley, Vanessa ^a   Barrett, Neville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification; Marine protected areas; Representative; Seabed habitat mapping

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MAPPING; MARINE PARK; PROTECTED AREA; SEAFLOOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENT GROUP NATIONAL PARK; TASMANIA; WORLD;

ECKLONIA; ECKLONIA RADIATA; HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA AUSTRALIS; PHYLLOSPORA COMOSA; POSIDONIA; ZOSTERA TASMANICA;

EID: 12744273198     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.657     Document Type: Article

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