Benthic community structure and water column characteristics at two sites in the Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 179-194

  Gardner, Jonathan P A ^a   Curwen, Martin J ^a   Long, Joanne ^a   Williamson, Robert J ^a   Wood, Ann R ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic community structure; Depth stratification; Ecological survey; Kermadec Islands; Macroinvertebrates; Marine reserve; New Zealand; Water column characteristics

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOTA; CHLOROPHYLL; TURBIDITY; WATER COLUMN;

AUSTRALASIA; KERMADEC ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33646846445     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2006.9517412     Document Type: Article

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