The importance of incorporating fine-scale habitat data into the design of an intertidal marine reserve system

Biological Conservation

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 13-29

  Banks, Simon A ^a   Skilleter, Greg A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intertidal habitats; Microhabitats; Protected areas; Reserve design; Rocky shore

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MOSAIC; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MARINE PARK; MICROHABITAT; RESERVE DESIGN; ROCKY SHORE; SHORELINE; SURROGATE METHOD;

EID: 34249987356     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.03.021     Document Type: Article

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