The application of predicted habitat models to investigate the spatial ecology of demersal fish assemblages

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2717-2729

  Moore, Cordelia H ^a   Harvey, Euan S ^a   Van Niel, Kimberly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BATHYMETRY; BENTHOS; DEMERSAL FISH; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

PISCES;

EID: 78449250433     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1531-4     Document Type: Article

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