Benthic habitats of eastern Gulf St Vincent: Major changes in benthic cover and composition following European Settlement of Adelaide

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 318-338

  Bryars, Simon ^a,b   Rowling, Keith ^a  

^a South Australian Research Ans Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences)   (Australia)

^b Department for Environment and Heritage G ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibolis; Caulerpa racemosa var. Cylindracea; Caulerpa taxifolia; Halophila; Macroalgae; Posidonia; Sabella spallanzanii; Seagrass loss; Seagrasses; Zosteraceae

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLIS; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA F. CYLINDRACEA; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA; SABELLA SPALLANZANII; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 79961120724     PISSN: 03721426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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