Variability in mesophotic coral reef communities along the great barrier reef, Australia

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 428, Issue , 2011, Pages 63-75

  Bridge, Thomas C L ^a   Done, Terence J ^b   Friedman, Ariell ^c   Beaman, Robin J ^a   Williams, Stefan B ^c   Pizarro, Oscar ^c   Webster, Jody M ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicle; AUV; Community composition; Coral; Great Barrier Reef; Mesophotic; Octocoral

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CORAL REEF; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HETEROTROPHY; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SESSILE SPECIES;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; VIPERINAE;

EID: 79955665503     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09046     Document Type: Article

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