Spatial scale and the detection of impacts on the seagrass Posidonia australis following pier construction in an embayment in southeastern Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 297-305

  Fyfe, S K ^a   Davis, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

asymmetrical ANOVA; BACI design; coastal development; ecological impact; Posidonia australis; seagrass loss; southeastern Australia

Indexed keywords

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; DETECTION METHOD; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; PIER; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; JERVIS BAY;

POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 34250780632     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.04.022     Document Type: Article

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