Differences in benthic cover inside and outside marine protected areas on the Great Barrier Reef: Influence of protection or disturbance history?

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 736-747

  Myers, Monique R ^a,b   Ambrose, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Australian Institute of Marine Science Long term Monitoring Programme; Benthos; Coral cover; Disturbance; Great Barrier Reef; Marine protected areas; Substrate condition

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LINE TRANSECT; MARINE PARK; VIDEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 70350686580     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1053     Document Type: Article

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