Detecting benthic responses to human-induced change: Effectiveness of alternate taxonomic classification and indices

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 358, Issue , 2008, Pages 75-84

  Roberts, Bethany K ^a,b   Connell, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diversity index; Environmental change; Macroalgae; Taxonomic classification

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROALGA; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE;

EID: 44249084942     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07329     Document Type: Article

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