Size matters more than method: Visual quadrats vs photography in measuring human impact on Mediterranean rocky reef communities

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-367

  Parravicini, Valeriano ^a   Morri, Carla ^a   Ciribilli, Giada ^a   Montefalcone, Monica ^a   Albertelli, Giancarlo ^a   Bianchi, Carlo Nike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

date mussel harvesting; Mediterranean Sea; photography; rocky reefs; small scale variability; visual sampling

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MOLLUSC; PHOTOGRAPHY; REEF; ROCKY SHORE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

LITHOPHAGA; LITHOPHAGA LITHOPHAGA;

EID: 58149295509     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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