Convoluted shorelines confound diel-range estimates of radio-tracked fish

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1360-1365

  Ebner, Brendan C ^a,b   Lintermans, Mark ^a,c   Jekabsons, Mark ^a   Dunford, Mark ^a,d  

^a ACT Government ^*  (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^d Geospatial and Earth Monitoring Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

bias; minimum convex polygon; Percichthyidae; radio tracking; reservoir; threatened species.

Indexed keywords

BAY; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIEL VARIATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MOVEMENT; PERCIFORM; RADIOTELEMETRY; RESERVOIR; SHORELINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATERWAY TRANSPORT;

ANIMALIA; MACQUARIA AUSTRALASICA; PERCICHTHYIDAE;

EID: 78650255708     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF10043     Document Type: Article

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