A test of the higher-taxon approach in the identification of candidate sites for marine reserves

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 3151-3168

  Gladstone, William ^a   Alexander, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity survey; Intertidal rocky shore; Irreplaceability; Marine protected area; Molluscs; Rocky reef fishes; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MARINE PARK; REEF; RESERVE DESIGN; ROCKY SHORE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MOLLUSCA; PISCES;

EID: 27744469709     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-0383-y     Document Type: Article

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