Beach rock as a keystone habitat for amphibious sea snakes

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-70

  Bonnet, Xavier ^a   Brischoux, François ^a   Pearson, David ^b   Rivalan, Philippe ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beach rocks; Coral reef; Habitat; New Caledonia; Refuges; Sea kraits; Sea snakes; Shore

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; HABITAT; NEW CALEDONIA; REFUGES; SEA KRAITS; SEA SNAKES; SHORE;

BEACHES; OCEAN HABITATS; REEFS; ROCKS;

ECOLOGY;

BEACHROCK; CORAL REEF; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PROTECTED AREA; SHELTER; SHORELINE; SNAKE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; HYDROPHIIDAE; LATICAUDA; LATICAUDA LATICAUDATA;

EID: 70349850513     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892909005451     Document Type: Article

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