Testing a depth-based Habitat Classification System against reef fish assemblage patterns in a subtropical marine park

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-185

  Malcolm, Hamish A ^a,b   Jordan, Alan ^c   Smith, Stephen D A ^b,d  

^a New South Wales Government Marine Parks Authority   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c NSW Department of Environment Climate Change and Water   (Australia)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baited remote underwater video; MPA; Solitary Islands Marine Park

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARINE PARK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REEF; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SOLITARY ISLANDS MARINE PARK;

EID: 79952733412     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1165     Document Type: Article

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