The comparative effects of habitat complexity on faunal assemblages of northern temperate artificial and natural reefs

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 691-698

  Hunter, W R ^a,b   Sayer, M D J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Activity indices; Artificial reef; Faunal assemblages; Habitat complexity; Scuba; Visual census

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL REEF; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEXITY; FISHERY SURVEY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 68349117149     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp058     Document Type: Article

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