Macrofaunal assemblages of benthic habitat of different complexity and the proposition of a model of biogenic reef habitat regeneration in Foveaux Strait, New Zealand

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-125

  Cranfield, H J ^a,b   Rowden, A A ^a   Smith, D J ^a   Gordon, D P ^a   Michael, K P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Wellington New Zealand ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biogenic reefs; Fishing disturbance; Habitat complexity; Habitat regeneration; Macrobenthic succession; Oyster fishery

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUACULTURE; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; DREDGING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; FOVEAUX STRAIT; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

OSTREIDAE;

EID: 4143122138     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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