Characterizing the diversity of coral reef habitats and fish communities found in a UNESCO World Heritage Site: The strategy developed for Lagoons of New Caledonia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 7-12, 2010, Pages 612-620

  Andrefouet S ^a   Wantiez, L ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Coral reef ecosystems; New Caledonia; Remote sensing; Sampling strategy; UNESCO World Heritage Site; Visual census

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS; HERITAGE SITES; NEW CALEDONIA; SAMPLING STRATEGY; VISUAL CENSUS;

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; FISH; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; REEFS; REMOTE SENSING; SURVEYS;

SITE SELECTION;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISH; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; UNESCO; VISUALIZATION; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAGOON; NEW CALEDONIA; NONHUMAN; REMOTE SENSING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES HABITAT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; GEOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77956012213     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.06.031     Document Type: Article

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