The influences of census technique on estimating indices of macrofaunal population density in the temperate rocky subtidal zone

Underwater Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 119-139

  Sayer, M D J ^a   Poonian, C ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Census technique; Macrofaunal activity; Nitrox; Rebreather; SCUBA; Temperate rocky subtidal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DIVING APPARATUS; INFRARED DEVICES; UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ANIMAL POPULATION DENSITY INDICES; MACROFAUNAL POPULATION DENSITY; TEMPERATE ROCKY SUBTIDAL;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIVING APPARATUS; INFRARED DEVICES; MARINE BIOLOGY; UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

CENSUS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SAMPLING; SCUBA DIVING; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; UNDERWATER CAMERA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38849183548     PISSN: 01410814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3723/175605407783360053     Document Type: Article

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