Distribution of two species of sea snakes, Aipysurus laevis and Emydocephalus annulatus, in the southern Great Barrier Reef: Metapopulation dynamics, marine protected areas and conservation

Coral Reefs

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 291-307

  Lukoschek, V ^a,b   Heatwole, H ^a,c   Grech, A ^a   Burns, G ^d   Marsh, H ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd   (Australia)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification tree; Connectivity; Marine protected area; Metapopulation; Sea snake

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; MARINE PARK; METAPOPULATION; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REEF; SNAKE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

AIPYSURUS LAEVIS; EMYDOCEPHALUS ANNULATUS; HYDROPHIIDAE;

EID: 34249895553     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-006-0192-8     Document Type: Article

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