The effects of boat propeller scarring intensity on nekton abundance in subtropical seagrass meadows

Marine Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 953-962

  Burfeind, Dana D ^a   Stunz, Gregory W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOATING; DAMAGE; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; NEKTON; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

HALOPHILA;

EID: 33344470736     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0136-9     Document Type: Article

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