Biogeographical and ecological context for managing threats to coral and rocky reef communities in the Lord Howe Island Marine Park, South-western Pacific

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 378-396

  Edgar, Graham J ^a,b   Davey, Adam ^a   Kelly, Geoff ^c   Mawbey, Ron B ^a   Parsons, Karen ^a  

^a Aquenal Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Marine Parks Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effects of fishing; Fishes; Macroalgae; Marine protected area; Nutrient enrichment; World Heritage Area

Indexed keywords

ALGA; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CORAL REEF; ENDEMISM; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MARINE PARK; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEAGRASS; SESSILE SPECIES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA; LORD HOWE ISLAND; NEW SOUTH WALES; NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PISCES; RHODOPHYTA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77957233876     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1075     Document Type: Article

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