Optimal scales to observe habitat dynamics: A coral reef example

Ecological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 641-647

  Habeeb, Rebecca L ^a   Johnson, Craig R ^a   Wotherspoon, Simon ^b   Mumby, Peter J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Characteristic length scale; Coral reef; Ecosystem trends; Habitat; Monitoring; Remote sensing; Scale; Spatial; Spatial and temporal dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT TYPE; MONITORING; POPULATION ESTIMATION; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; ECOSYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; WEST INDIES;

ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA;

EID: 34247261620     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0348     Document Type: Article

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