The influence of geomorphology and sedimentary processes on shallow-water benthic habitat distribution: Esperance Bay, Western Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 379-386

  Ryan, David A ^a   Brooke, Brendan P ^a   Collins, Lindsay B ^b   Kendrick, Gary A ^c   Baxter, Katrina J ^c   Bickers, Andy N ^c   Siwabessy, Paulus J W ^b   Pattiaratchi, Charitha B ^c  

^a Petroleum and Marine Division   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

benthic habitat mapping; cool water carbonates; Great Australian Bight; Recherche Archipelago; rhodoliths; shelf sediments

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ACCUMULATION; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CARBONATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; REEF; RHODOLITH; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHALLOW WATER; SHELF SEDIMENT; WAVE ENERGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; ESPERANCE BAY; GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT; INDIAN OCEAN; RECHERCHE ARCHIPELAGO; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33847066679     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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