Comparison of baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS) and prawn (shrimp) trawls for assessments of fish biodiversity in inter-reefal areas of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 302, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-152

  Cappo, Mike ^a   Speare, Peter ^a   De'Ath, Glenn ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baited video; Biodiversity; Elasmobranchs; Great Barrier Reef Marine Park; Surveys; Teleosts; Trawling

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BAIT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; ICHTHYOFAUNA; VIDEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK; QUEENSLAND;

ANGUILLIFORMES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ELASMOBRANCHII; PLEURONECTIFORMES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 1942509691     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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