Beach recreation impacts benthic invertebrates on ocean-exposed sandy shores

Biological Conservation

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-132

  Schlacher, Thomas A ^a   Thompson, Luke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Coastal conservation; Recreational ecology; Sandy shores; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEACH; BENTHOS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; INVERTEBRATE; METROPOLITAN AREA; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SANDY SOIL; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84858153354     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.022     Document Type: Article

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