Harbour swimming nets: A novel habitat for seahorses

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 483-492

  Clynick, B J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial habitat; Australia; Habitat compensation; Seahorse; Syngnathid

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; COLONIZATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HARBOR; TELEOST; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY HARBOUR;

CHONDRICHTHYES; HIPPOCAMPINAE; SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 50149083257     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.856     Document Type: Article

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